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, they view their father as out of touch and not understanding the current times. In young adulthood, they find their father increasingly difficult to tolerate. By middle age, they appreciate how much discipline and hardship their father endured to raise them. In older age, they recognize their father was far-sighted and able to control things even in old age.