There are few things in this world that are tough to teach, and even tougher to learn, among those is courage along with the ways and demeanor of the courageous. It wasn’t until recently that I realized the significance of period of my life where my grandfather was ill, the unintentional gift of wisdom he granted me. The parallel between my grandfather, and a lesson that Atticus Finch given in To Kill a Mockingbird, evoked these memories. My great grandfather had a bout with cancer as I began to reach maturity, and soon I would follow in my own fight with diabetes. It was his courage when facing his death that gave me the strength to persevere in my own struggle. My great grandfather Epifanio Ramirez set the example, fighting a battle he would likely lose, but never staggering, the man and his spirit lives to this day. He lives as my Atticus Finch. …show more content…
There is one quote which most stimulated the memories, “ I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.” (Lee 112). My grandfather was losing from the beginning, but it didn’t stop him. The difference between Atticus and my grandfather was that his battle was one of the mind and body, and that miraculously he