"Dad, can you persuade Grandpa Jordy for unusual matters that he'll later voice out?" I asked with a slightly urgent tone. Papa's workspace hadn't changed much, except for the addition of more thick books. This was also one of my favorite rooms to visit when I came home, besides my own room, of course.

The man I admired and looked up to as my number one role model was sitting at his desk, reading one of the books that I assumed was his current reading material. His glasses were perched ...