The document describes how a person's view of their father changes at different ages from childhood through older age. As a child, they see their father as all-knowing but also short-tempered. In their teens and early adulthood, they view their father as out of touch or difficult to tolerate. In middle age, they gain appreciation for how their father raised them with discipline. In older age, they recognize their father's foresight, strength in adversity, and realize how difficult it was for him to raise children.