Who has been a personal hero in your life? Who have you looked up to and been influenced by?
I'm not specifically talking about people who rescue others from a burning building or other similarly heroic deeds, but someone close to you, who, for whatever reason, is your hero.
For me, I have always looked up to and been hugely influenced by my dad, but it's his brother, my uncle Martyn, who I think I'd list as 'my hero', someone who's ethos and morals I've always admired and have wanted to adopt for my own. I think part of the admiration I have for him comes from when I was a kid. He was always travelling around the world, he built his own boat and eventually settled for a time in New Orleans and I didn’t see him much, maybe once a year, but because of this he seemed so exotic and his life so exciting. He always had amazing stories to tell, and still does, he’s know lots of interesting people, was friends with Pink Floyd and went out with some girl in Japan who was the daughter of a major Japanese political leader at the time or something, can’t remember now. As I got older I began to realise that he’s had a great life, done so much, experienced a lot and visited many different places around the world. He was extremely bright and intelligent at school but he left early and didn’t bother sitting any exams, instead he chose to work and travel, and live life. He’s had some interesting jobs over the years, but he can’t be tied down, he loathes the ‘rat race’ and his bug for travel and adventure took the better of him. He still lives a great life, up until recently he was still living on his boat in a marina just outside New Orleans, he always drives across to Colorado every year, for a month or 2 skiing holiday. When at home in New Orleans he works here and there, fixing boats and things for people when he needs money for anything, he’s not at all materialistic, he doesn’t currently own, or want, a TV, he has very little in the way of responsibilities, he’s carefree and content. He doesn’t let things get him down, I’ve never seen or heard of him being stressed or angry, he’s a chilled out old hippy I guess. I’m sure that he’s probably not as happy with his life as it looks like to me from the outside, as with other aspects of his life he couldn’t settle down for long with any one woman, so maybe there were times when he was lonely (this would be the one area of his life I do not always agree with), but he has just recently met a woman who he wants to marry, she’s not from America, she was on a business trip there, but he’s got no ties, so he’s very quickly and easily made the decision to go and live with her in the far East. He’s very wise and philosophical and gives good advice, everything is so simple through his eyes…if you wanna do something, just go and do it. I always email him when I’m feeling down, he never fails to cheer me up and give me a boost of optimism.
I aspire to be more like him, he’s kind, gentle and loving, and doesn’t much care for money and possessions, maybe he’s a bit selfish, but he has always done the things he’s wanted to do, lived the life he wanted, had fun, had adventures, and not been afraid to just dive in headfirst.
I love him very much and would like to thank him for the inspiration and support over the years.
Sorry for the longwinded post, just felt that he was worth mentioning.
I'm not specifically talking about people who rescue others from a burning building or other similarly heroic deeds, but someone close to you, who, for whatever reason, is your hero.
For me, I have always looked up to and been hugely influenced by my dad, but it's his brother, my uncle Martyn, who I think I'd list as 'my hero', someone who's ethos and morals I've always admired and have wanted to adopt for my own. I think part of the admiration I have for him comes from when I was a kid. He was always travelling around the world, he built his own boat and eventually settled for a time in New Orleans and I didn’t see him much, maybe once a year, but because of this he seemed so exotic and his life so exciting. He always had amazing stories to tell, and still does, he’s know lots of interesting people, was friends with Pink Floyd and went out with some girl in Japan who was the daughter of a major Japanese political leader at the time or something, can’t remember now. As I got older I began to realise that he’s had a great life, done so much, experienced a lot and visited many different places around the world. He was extremely bright and intelligent at school but he left early and didn’t bother sitting any exams, instead he chose to work and travel, and live life. He’s had some interesting jobs over the years, but he can’t be tied down, he loathes the ‘rat race’ and his bug for travel and adventure took the better of him. He still lives a great life, up until recently he was still living on his boat in a marina just outside New Orleans, he always drives across to Colorado every year, for a month or 2 skiing holiday. When at home in New Orleans he works here and there, fixing boats and things for people when he needs money for anything, he’s not at all materialistic, he doesn’t currently own, or want, a TV, he has very little in the way of responsibilities, he’s carefree and content. He doesn’t let things get him down, I’ve never seen or heard of him being stressed or angry, he’s a chilled out old hippy I guess. I’m sure that he’s probably not as happy with his life as it looks like to me from the outside, as with other aspects of his life he couldn’t settle down for long with any one woman, so maybe there were times when he was lonely (this would be the one area of his life I do not always agree with), but he has just recently met a woman who he wants to marry, she’s not from America, she was on a business trip there, but he’s got no ties, so he’s very quickly and easily made the decision to go and live with her in the far East. He’s very wise and philosophical and gives good advice, everything is so simple through his eyes…if you wanna do something, just go and do it. I always email him when I’m feeling down, he never fails to cheer me up and give me a boost of optimism.
I aspire to be more like him, he’s kind, gentle and loving, and doesn’t much care for money and possessions, maybe he’s a bit selfish, but he has always done the things he’s wanted to do, lived the life he wanted, had fun, had adventures, and not been afraid to just dive in headfirst.
I love him very much and would like to thank him for the inspiration and support over the years.
Sorry for the longwinded post, just felt that he was worth mentioning.
