Traditions

Posted by Maggie on Saturday, November 21, 2009 | Leave a Reply

Larry was proud of the fact that his grandfather, his father and also his oldest brother had gone to the Naval Academy.
He was always fed the idea that it would be expected for him to follow in their footsteps.

From the time Larry was five years old and received his first guitar, he knew he loved music. He was so happy when his mother paid for him to get musical lessons.

Tomorrow Larry would finish high school with honors and it meant the moment was coming which he dreaded.

Larry`s parents were at the ceremony and told him that they had a special surprise waiting for him and they would tell him all about it after they returned home.

It was with a bit of dread that Larry walked in the door at his home. His parents were waiting for him in the living room and asked him to come and sit down.

Larry`s dad spoke first and he told him that it was no secret from him about Larry`s love of music. He also said that it had been a long tradition for the men in the family to serve in the Navy.

Larry could hardly believe his ears with the next words from his daddy. He said that he had put in an application in one of the best musical colleges and due to Larry`s grade scores, he qualified for a free grant to go study music.

It was like a dream come true for Larry to be able to follow his love of music with his parents blessing.

He felt like dancing and shouting the news to the world.