On this Father’s Day it is time to pause and reflect the roles our dads played in our lives. As fathers ourselves now, it many aspects we tend to behave the way very much our fathers did. Many of our fathers in those days did not talk much talk to us but they lived to show us how to live. Their lives were invaluable lessons. Looking back our own lives is astonishing to realise how much we resemble him in not just appearance but in thinking as well.
Today it’s the time stop to pay little homage to this great person in our lives, the man whom we call dad. It’s time to reflect on the way he lived his life, his sacrifices for us and cherish the pleasant and appreciate the unpleasant memories of that special man. Let us adopt his goodness, sacrifices and love into our own families today.
Many of us, fathers in the sixties, may now be left all alone in the home, with the children forced to work elsewhere and live in faraway lands. Some may be lucky to have their spouses with them, but others may have to manage all alone, in sickness and pain and at times in old folks’ homes. This loneliness is the most dreaded problem that many are forced to undergo in their old age. Today if only just one of our children manages to be near us, it is our greatest blessing.
We hope and pray that that things change for the better in our country so that there will more blessed elderly fathers in our midst. We hope and pray that there will be more children who despite being far away, still have a special place for their elderly and obsolete dads in their hearts.
To all such dads, a Happy Father’s Day
Being there when needed most
Sharing an inspiring story of a young man who was there for a lonely and dying dad because the dad needed his son
