The Door Closer And My Grandpa

Right after retiring, my grandfather set up a small office and worked in his home library. Along with eight grandkids and growing, it’s amazing how he was able to cater to all of us especially if we were all together in the house barging inside and out of his office door without any door closer. We all know that my grandfather is busy but he never complained even if all his grandchildren were rowdy, noisy and boisterous. He allows us mess around the house or even with his things. And, one of our favorite items to play with was actually his combination lock box.

He never ever yelled to us or berated us for disturbing his work. He never told us to not go to his office. He was definitely a very patient guy. However, my grandmother was different. She would always tell us that she will put a door closer inside the library in case we won’t behave properly. Every now and then, when we see her having all riled up, we will behave but after a couple of minutes we will be back to our usual noisy behavior.

Then one day, our grandfather got truly sick. It worried all of us. We loved him so much that it would be a totally different world if he will leave us. He was the perfect grandfather in the world. When we had been inside the hospital, all eight grandchildren decide to have a conference to speak about something significant. With that meeting, we have made a decision to contribute any amount that we could so that we can acquire door closers for our grandfather’s library. For all of us, this was the right way that we can show to him how much we love him.