My dad used to constantly tell me to do a task that he didn’t want to do.
Sometimes he would make up tasks, just to see if I would try to figure out how to do it.
Sometimes I knew that he was making it up because it seemed absurd. Other times, I would try our best to do the task, only to see him laughing and shaking his head. I remember the a single time he told me to change the air filter in the air conditioning unit. I had no idea if there really was an air filter or not. I knew it had an air vent because it was right there in the open. I also saw the number to the Heating & Air Conditioning company written in plain numbers, on the back of AC unit. I called the number and asked them about the air filter. They not only told me where to find it, but how to change it. When dad got condo from work, I told him I had changed the air filter and cleaned the AC up inside. He thought I was kidding, but when he went outside to check the AC unit, he was absolutely proud of our initiative. Today, I am a Heating & Air Conditioning specialist. I believe that dad was just playing around that day, although he taught me something. He showed me that with initiative you could do anything. I really liked working inside the AC component and that is why I am a Heating & Air Conditioning tech today. Dad isn’t laughing at me anymore, but telling me he is proud.