I wonder, have you ever thanked your father or acknowledged the impact of his words?You can go and see and do things others only dream of doing. You can build a life you want with the people you want and not just end up somewhere or with someone. You have the world at your fingertips, its yours for the taking. But, if you cant give up drinking or smoking to go see and do the things that make life worth living, then i just feel sorry for you."
That's awesome. One day, my father told me, "Son, it's time to shit and get off the pot." -Not quite as eloquent as your father, but it put a fire under me and I ended up going from a guy languishing between high school and college, living in my parents house, smoking weed 24/7 to a guy that had been accepted at a University and was independently moving to the other side of the country with enough money saved to put down a security deposit and have 2 months rent.