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Rekrul
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Korea (South)17174 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-28 06:42:11
September 19 2011 01:00 GMT
#1
I just woke up and randomly remembered this, it's something that hasn't come to my mind for years.

Our family went to my grandfather's house quite often during my childhood, a 3 hour drive up north.

He was a hardened man. My grandmother who I never met and him spent 4 years in a Nazi labor camp during WW2 then they finally escaped and fled to America after the war ended. He used to smoke cigarettes but the second hand smoke from his addiction ended up giving my grandmother lung cancer and she died from it. He stopped smoking as soon as she got cancer but it was too late. The events of his tough life working in factories, being imprisoned by the Nazis, and ultimately 'killing' his own wife made him into a rough and unhappy man. Often times while we were eating if one of us said something he didn't like he'd snap and slam the wooden table with his fist, and all of us would eat the entire meal in complete silence.

He didn't talk much at all. I was kinda too scared to talk to him. Our only interaction was basically forced interaction through my parents or him telling me to do the dishes to which I always instantly obeyed. Though we did watch Matlock together on his old crappy TV set from time to time.

Though my brother and I loved going to his house because he'd always have his special recliner chair and the crevices of it were always filled with loose change that fell out of his pocket. As a child I didn't realize he did it on purpose. He knew we loved finding those quarters and he loaded up his pockets before sitting down in the chair just to let them spill out for us. I was too naive to realize this at the time but it brought him joy seeing us happily scouring for a few bucks.

One day I finally grew the courage to ask him a question "Grampa why don't you talk much?" he replied "Successful people don't talk much. They listen and take action."

Later that day my parents, my brother, him, and I were at the supermarket. We walked past an aisle with a bunch of like goblin figurine thingies. I grabbed 1 of the goblins and tried to put it in the cart "MOMMY CAN I HAVE THIS?" My parents were very good at not spoiling us though, "No put that back." I sadly put it back.

My grandpa then walks up without saying a word, grabs 5 fucking goblins, and throws them in the cart and continues pushing the cart with his standard angry mug look on his face. My mother didn't dare question it.

I stood there frozen in the middle of the aisle. Half of me filled with pure joy for getting 5 goblins, the other half in awe of the fact that he demonstrated exactly what he meant in our conversation earlier. After seeing how happy I was my mom gave me a glance and cracked a little smile.

RIP!

****
why so 진지해?
aike
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1629 Posts
September 19 2011 01:04 GMT
#2
:')
Wahaha
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-19 01:06:05
September 19 2011 01:05 GMT
#3
Baller spirit underneath all of that hardship; that sounds like a tough life. Sounds like he made quite an impression on you
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17726 Posts
September 19 2011 01:08 GMT
#4
You have such a way with words.
"Nana is a goddess. Or at very least, Nana is my goddess." - KazeHydra
Kojak21
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada1104 Posts
September 19 2011 01:09 GMT
#5
those types of people usually have the most kindness in their hearts
¯\_(☺)_/¯
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
September 19 2011 01:10 GMT
#6

My grandpa then walks up without saying a word, grabs 5 fucking goblins, and throws them in the cart and continues pushing the cart with his standard angry mug look on his face. My mother didn't dare question it.

Fucking amazing.
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
aike
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1629 Posts
September 19 2011 01:12 GMT
#7
If Rekrul wrote a book, I would buy 10 copies and give 9 of them to friends an family. I love reading everything he writes, I'm glad I'm on TL at the time he posts these things or else I might miss more of them
Wahaha
Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
September 19 2011 01:14 GMT
#8
5/5
All that needs to be said.
우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by
Vansetsu
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States1454 Posts
September 19 2011 01:17 GMT
#9
That's pretty amazing to have a family member that went through all of that and still have his heart in the right place. My father was kind of similar, he lost 3 brothers in Vietnam, among a lot of other things. However, he certainly didn't come out of it with many virtues intact.

I guess heat melts some things, and forges others.
Only by overcoming many obstacles does a river become - デイヴィ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ド
DrThorMD
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada359 Posts
September 19 2011 01:19 GMT
#10
Sounds like An Awesome man. RIP.

I dont remember my grandfather at all. He past away when I was 3.
Damn your Chronoboosts!
Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-19 01:27:09
September 19 2011 01:23 GMT
#11
Very nice blog. Makes you be extra sure to enjoy the moments and memories you have with grandparents.
Brood War forever!
Stijx
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States804 Posts
September 19 2011 01:27 GMT
#12
That is one hell of a life for that man, similar to someone above, I never met either of my grandfathers. Yours sounds like a pretty impressive man though great blog!
Ares[Effort] *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
DEMACIA6550 Posts
September 19 2011 01:34 GMT
#13
Amazing, RIP
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boesthius
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States11637 Posts
September 19 2011 01:34 GMT
#14
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acrimoneyius
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States983 Posts
September 19 2011 01:44 GMT
#15
"Successful people don't talk much. They listen and take action."

So good..
tests
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States160 Posts
September 19 2011 01:48 GMT
#16
Grandparents. Don't you love them? My grandparents are fricking awsome. During my childhood I remember spending countless hours at my grandparent's house.

Sucks what happened to your grandpa. Good to know his heart is still shining!!
Time is money my friend.
Telcontar
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom16710 Posts
September 19 2011 01:51 GMT
#17
RIP Rek's grandpa. I'm kind of envious of people with awesome grandparent stories. Both my paternal and maternal grandparents passed away before I was born. T_T
Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta.
SilverSkyLark
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Philippines8437 Posts
September 19 2011 01:51 GMT
#18
TL needs a 6th star for this. Seriously.
"If i lost an arm, I would play w3." -IntoTheWow || "Member of Hyuk Hyuk Hyuk cafe. He's the next Jaedong, baby!"
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
September 19 2011 01:52 GMT
#19
Pretty baller, that guy. RIP.
Brett
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Australia3820 Posts
September 19 2011 01:58 GMT
#20
Nice little anecdote. Certainly not what I expected coming into this thread!
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