This my page 87 of autobiography for my undergrad. essay. Please give feedback and grammar help (my grammar is not the best).
Words of wisdom
"It doesn't matter what you chose to do or how long it takes you to get there, all you need is a skill and the passion, the motivation, to do it," he said.
This was the moment I knew my father was right.
15 years ago, my parents gave up a wonderful life back in their home country to move to America; they did this based on the sole reason to give me and my sister the life we deserve. Moving to America was the hardest decision my parents ever made and to this day, they have never once regret it. They have told me over and over again that education was the key to life; that no matter what happens, an education will get me the job and life I want. I have never fully understood what they meant until now.
I was only six when we moved to the states; I was nothing but a child on a new adventure. Never once in my childhood have I ever understood the sacrifice my parents made the day they decided it was time to move. My parents worked more than full time just to make sure I didn't feel left out, when it comes to toys or trip, with my peers in grade school or with my cousin, whom we lived with. My father has worked hard his entire life, even now, to make sure I can get the best of everything, whether it was something I needed or just plain old wanted. He works two jobs and seven days a week just to make sure I can have every opportunity to go to the school of my choice and to go for the career I want.
Just recently my father finally got the promotion that he deserves. And this was then I realized that it took my father 15 years to get to where he is and all the hard work, late nights, and weekends paid off. He never once gave up; he did what he loved and spent every day working hard to move forward. He did what he knew, what he loved and after 15 years he made it to a position of respect. My father is my hero; he was the ideal of what the American dream is about. He spend the first half of his life working towards a career in his country and when we moved here, he had to start over. And once again, he succeeded. He is the person I want to become when I get older. He showed me that with a bit of hard work, passion, and an education, anything is possible.
I realized that I love numbers and people. Math is a skill I have and it is something I will always know. No matter how hard a problem is, I can always find a way to figure it out. Numbers is something that has always came easy to me, so I figure that this is a skill that can take me far. And as long as I never lose sight of this skill, it will help gain me the education I need. Along with this skill, I found out I love working with people. The best career for me would involve people; to learn from others and working with each other is an alluring appeal. These two skills are exactly what my father meant when said I need to know what I am good at.
With the realization of these two skills and my father's word of wisdom, I learned that it's time to make the most of me and to finish what my parents started. That it's time to take my skills to the next level and prove to my parents that all the sacrifice they made was not wasted. My father's words have meant everything to me, they gave me the motivation to move forward and seek what I want to be and where I want to finish my education. I will forever keep his words in my heart when I go and take on the world. I will make it so that my parents never have to regret leaving their old life behind and I will make them proud.
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