Future Leaders is a national Initiative about leadership and the future of Australia. It seeks to involve, inform and inspire young people.
Please Note: You are viewing the non-styled version of The Future Leaders website. Either your browser does not support Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) or it is disabled.
« Back to list of Young Writers
The Way It Was
Amanda Taplin
“That was the way it was with him. My old man … my grandfather. He was always reminiscing about the past, pondering what was. Whenever I’d go visit him his leathery face weathered from the storms of life would light up and for that one small minute I would realise this man was more than my own blood …”