Fri, 17 June 2011
Do as I say, not as I've done. It's the central paradox of many father-son relationships. We strive to learn from our mistakes and grow throughout our lives. We want to see our hard earned wisdom reflected to others. After road racing bicycles for seven years, and pushing his youthful limits of bravery and luck, Gary Visser settled into life in South Carolina. He discovered a new passion in the salt water marshes, raised a family, and taught his son, Garrett, to fly fish. As Garrett prepares to leave for college, Gary appreciates that letting go, much like his parents did more than 30 years ago, is harder than one might think. Happy Father's Day. Comments[7]
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- I left home at 18 on a Greyhound to hike the PCT and never thought once that it was not the thing to do. Now that my own son has turned 17 and has plans to leave in less than a year, I marvel that my mom was able to let me go.
Thanks for this short. It resonated on many levels. - TDD and Gary, you guys "hit this one out of the park"! Gary, I go chills down my spine listening to your experience growing up with your son. Mine is in a similar point in his life and a damn good fisherman as well. I too will miss him when he moves out of the house next year.
Thank you for sharing!! - Absolutely loved it, I felt as if I too were standing in the waters with a rod in my hand. Gary should be a writer as tis was so wonderfully composed and at the end when Gary's emotions came throug I too began to cry. I truly loved it, Garret is very blessed and like the rest of his accomplished family he too will go far in life. Darlene
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