Tales of the Inadvertent Pacifist part 1

kiwi_2005 · 02-24-06, 08:38 AM

The best story i remeber about my father was him telling me he finished school at the age of seven. True. He had practically NO education whatsoever. In his home country of yugoslavia him and his brothers would say goodbye to there mother and leave for school only to stop at the beach on the way and fish all day then come back when school finished. This was in the 1930's and school back then wasn't how it is today if you didn't turn up you didn't turn up, simple as that.

He spoke broken english right up to the day he passed away yet although no education he and his brothers became quite wealthy here in New Zealand as farmers.

Who said education is the way to success...huh!

02-24-06, 08:38 AM	#8
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	The best story i remeber about my father was him telling me he finished school at the age of seven. True. He had practically NO education whatsoever. In his home country of yugoslavia him and his brothers would say goodbye to there mother and leave for school only to stop at the beach on the way and fish all day then come back when school finished. This was in the 1930's and school back then wasn't how it is today if you didn't turn up you didn't turn up, simple as that. He spoke broken english right up to the day he passed away yet although no education he and his brothers became quite wealthy here in New Zealand as farmers. Who said education is the way to success...huh! __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.