Father's wisdom on love and time from @youchoosepodcast

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1. Pose a profound riddle
2. Share a poignant anecdote
3. Internalize the lesson
4. Deliver a universal truth

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The Legacy Lesson

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Using a poignant personal story, often involving a respected elder or a significant life event, to illustrate a single, powerful life lesson that is then universalized for the audience.

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My dad used to say, how do you spell love? Tier I M E. Time. Three days before he died as he sits in the hospital bad, always said it, but it's just to hear it in that moment, he said, thank you for everything, but above all else, thank you for your time. My dad always said that there's two things in the world that they're never making more of, time and dirt. When someone gives you their time, treat it as such. He valued time more than anything right up until his last breath, and he let everybody else know how important they were for their time being given. And I think the thing that I'm most grateful for that both my parents gave me is their time. I don't ever want my kid to feel like I'm too busy for him. I don't ever want them to feel like they're bothering me, and I want them to feel like they never have to hesitate to to take some of my time because I wanna give it to them. And I think the most powerful thing that you can give a kid to make him feel important, loved, seen, heard, understood is your time. That's it. Even if it's a little and even if it seems insignificant to you.