Jul 2015
He starts the preparation from the moment he gets the news.
Thinking of names, buying clothes, worrying about how to carry you in his arms properly, planning schedule to spend more time with you…
He is your best friend, the truest friend you’ve ever had.
He is the one to give you courage to stand when you fell.
He is the one to keep you moving when you got well.
He is the one to tell you, ‘It’s OK’, when you made a mistake as young.
He is also the only one to be there for you when everyone else walked away.
He is the one to change himself just so you don’t have to change yourself.
He is also the one to embarrass himself at times just so you don’t embarrass yourself
He is the one to dream great dreams for you.
He is also the one to light up your own dreams.
I know what I wrote is not something new
But, the problem is that it is only understood by few.
He is the one to answer you hundred times when you were young.
Why then do you tell him to leave you alone when he ask you something for just the second time?
He is one to take you to park every evening.
Why then do you not have time to say hello in the morning?
He is the one to scold to bring you back on the right track.
Why then do you look at just the harsh words and not the intentions behind it?
He is the first one to put his hand forward when you fell.
Why then do you not even give him finger worth of support?
If he cries, be the tissue paper!
If he stumbles, be the cane!
He is my FATHER, He is your FATHER
To us, he is an inherent gift,
For him, you are the brightest star in his sky.
Light up his nights and not make it even darker.
Be thankful for this gift because go ask the unfortunate one who has lost this gift.
Thinking of names, buying clothes, worrying about how to carry you in his arms properly, planning schedule to spend more time with you…
He is your best friend, the truest friend you’ve ever had.
He is the one to give you courage to stand when you fell.
He is the one to keep you moving when you got well.
He is the one to tell you, ‘It’s OK’, when you made a mistake as young.
He is also the only one to be there for you when everyone else walked away.
He is the one to change himself just so you don’t have to change yourself.
He is also the one to embarrass himself at times just so you don’t embarrass yourself
He is the one to dream great dreams for you.
He is also the one to light up your own dreams.
I know what I wrote is not something new
But, the problem is that it is only understood by few.
He is the one to answer you hundred times when you were young.
Why then do you tell him to leave you alone when he ask you something for just the second time?
He is one to take you to park every evening.
Why then do you not have time to say hello in the morning?
He is the one to scold to bring you back on the right track.
Why then do you look at just the harsh words and not the intentions behind it?
He is the first one to put his hand forward when you fell.
Why then do you not even give him finger worth of support?
If he cries, be the tissue paper!
If he stumbles, be the cane!
He is my FATHER, He is your FATHER
To us, he is an inherent gift,
For him, you are the brightest star in his sky.
Light up his nights and not make it even darker.
Be thankful for this gift because go ask the unfortunate one who has lost this gift.
I was standing outside my house when I saw a son talking disrespectfully to his old father. I could not say anything to him at that point so I decided to put it down on paper. No matter what the matter is, being disrespectful to anyone is never an option. There is a saying in our culture: when you have more than one utensils then they are bound to make noise referring to the small arguments within a family. But, violence and shouting never gets the point across, in fact it makes it worse.
