Later, Grant and Daniel finally sat down to talk. Grant calmly explained that the real problem had never been the request itself.
What hurt was Daniel’s belief that his father’s home, time, and sacrifices existed simply to serve everyone else’s needs. Years of generosity had slowly become expectation.
Grant admitted he would have gladly opened the cabin if he had been treated with respect. The cabin represented the first thing in his life that he had built entirely for himself.
Hearing those words, Daniel finally realized he had mistaken his father’s kindness for an endless obligation-
