My sister and I grew up in a little village in England.Our father was a struggling 1 , but I always knew he was 2 .He never criticized us , but used 3 to bring out our best.He’d say,“If you pour water on flowers , they flourish.If you don’t give them water , they die.”I 4 as a child I said something 5 about somebody , and father said , “ 6 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else , it’s a reflection of you.”He explained that I looked for the best 7 people , I would get the best 8 .From then on I’ve always tried to 9 the principle in my life and later in running my company. Dad’s also always been very 10 .At 15 , I started a magazine.It was 11 a great deal of time , and the headmaster of my school gave me a 12 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave , and Dad tried to sway me from my decision , 13 any good father would.When he realized I had made up my mind , he said , “Richard , when I was 23 , my dad 14 me to go into law.And I’ve 15 regretted it.I wanted to be a biologist , 16 I didn’t purse my 17 .You know what you want.Go fulfill it.” As 18 turned out , my little publication went on to become “Student” , a nation 19 for young people in the U.K.My wife and I have two children , and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 20 me. 2