Duties of Citizenship
On our last visit to them in CA for my brother's wedding, I noticed that they had one of those ballot measure information booklets. Inside, each ballot was marked. They had done their homework and were ready and eager for election day. It was then I realized that they had done this every election since they became naturalized in 1980. They not only voted, they made it a point to understand what they voted for and why.
Thinking on this, I realized they also took jury duty seriously. They never tried to opt out even though they had 6 kids at home and ran their on business. They figured out a way to ensure that they did their duty.
I wish I could say that I never allow inconvenience to hamper my doing my duty as a citizen. Seems at 34, I still have a lot to learn from my parents.