Arturo Vargas

For me, my hero is my dad, Arturo Vargas. He is a good father and I consider him my hero because he inspires me and helps me and some other people get through tough times. He taught me how to make the right decisions. He also taught me that there are other people around us who are in need and we have to sacrifice little things to make a big difference for them. Even if he’s busy with work, he still finds the time to talk to me about things. Even after the hardships he’s been through as a child, he still remains nice and never gives up hope. He remains hardworking and still has time to bond with us. I am proud to be his child and to write this essay about him.

My dad helped my aunts and uncles finish school. He did this by working during the day. He worked as hard as he could and was not ashamed to be a working student. He was proud to be working a decent job, even if it was backbreaking, and not get paid dirty money. He studied business administration in college at night because he wanted to finish college as well. He was so busy but kept up his grades and did well. He gave up relaxing, and he said it was just a small thing compared to the benefit he gave his brothers and sisters. Now all his siblings have finished college and have a good family and good jobs. He loves his siblings and even if they messed up sometimes, he forgave them. He was very patient and worked until all of them had finished college before starting a family of his own. He did all this because my grandparents couldn’t afford to pay for college for all my aunts and uncles. He gave up relaxing and his free time for his siblings.

My dad didn’t see us for seven years. He moved here to California when I was just three years old so he could find a better job. He gave up seeing us for seven whole years because he didn’t want to just get any other job. He wanted to get a good one so he could provide for us better. For seven years he suffered not seeing his family and lived alone. He remained loyal to my mom despite the fact that he was alone. He worked hard and he said that it paid off.

Right now we live with our dad but he still is very busy. He works at the office most of the days of the week and barely has any time off. He has diabetes and he says that he’s alright, even though we know sometimes it makes him sad. He never shows his weak side, and only shows his cheerful and nice side. When he spends time with us he sings and it sounds bad, but we just laugh it off because it’s just about having fun. He has his moments when he can be really funny, enough to make me have tears because of laughing so hard. He can also be really serious and that can sometimes be scary knowing that he’s not just about laughing about things. When he gets a break he spends it with us even though we know he is tired and wants to rest. He is strict but we know he only wants to keep us out of trouble. He talks to me about his experiences as a child and a teenager to guide me down the right path and make sure that I remain a decent person and not get into bad habits. On the weekends he finds time to visit my grandparents and goes to church because he wants to make sure they’re okay and he doesn’t wants us to grow apart from our family.

In conclusion my dad is my role model. I look up to him and admire the things he has done. He is helpful and responsible. He is loyal and diligent. He works his hardest and finds time to spend with us. He sacrifices relaxing during his free time to bond with his family and goes to church for his faith in God even when he’s tired. He really is a good person, an awesome father to my sisters and me. He is a good husband to my mom, a great brother to his siblings, a very helpful and responsible son to my grandparents and a good hero for me. He makes us stronger and gives us inspiration and, to me, that’s what a hero is all about. They don’t need to jump into a burning building to save someone. The inspiration, happiness and the feeling that they give us are all that matters. As long as my dad is here for my family and me, I will never lose hope in whatever I do.