Personas
Bringing Forth Characters From Within All of Us
Mr. Bradbury - Teacher
By Rahmah Ahmad Influenced by a wide-reaching system of sound morals, many Muslims have similar views of what a typical family should be, despite being influenced by varying degrees of culture. But how do others in the local community define family? This month, we interviewed Troy Bradbury, an English teacher at Raider High School, to get his thoughts on a series of simple and straightforward family-related questions.
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Sometimes, we need to realize that everything be alright in the end, as long as we are part of something greater than just ourselves, and we take care of our family.
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What does family mean to you? Mr. Bradbury’s response was as straightforward and clear as the question. “Endurance,” he began, bluntly. “Family is about the good and the bad. It is also about taking the good with the bad. Sometimes, we have good days, and then there are the bad days.”
of course there are obligations and responsibilities a husband has to his wife, but that changes when there is a child involved. In the end though, family is just part of something bigger than yourself.” Mr. Bradbury’s take on this question strayed from a traditional path of answers. His experience getting married was vastly different than one might hear from a Muslim family. What made you want to get married? It is common for people to get married for love, money or some other reason. Not Mr. Bradbury
“My wife ‘made me’ realize that a marriage could work. Of course, there was love involved in there too, but marriage was not one of my early goals in life, but she showed What are the ups and downs of me that it could be okay. being a parent and a husband? Sure, there are going to be “The hardest part is time good days, bad days, joyful management. It gets difficult, days and sad days, but in the managing a child and work all end, it will all be okay.” the while being a good husband to my wife. As for be- Mr. Bradbury believes that ing a husband, one thing that life, even in its most natural, should always be maintained raw form, is a truly beautiful is communication. It’s alright journey in and of itself. Someto disagree but we should times, he said, we need to reboth be on the same team alize that everything be alright and be able to disagree. An- in the end, as long as we are other thing which is hard is part of something and we responsibility. As a husband take care of our family.