He didn’t tell me how to live it, he lived and let me watch him do it ~ Clarence B. Kelland

Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance ~ Ruth E. Renkel

….this is the Man You Call Dad.

 

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The Day you were born Dad was the man who held you and named you with pride.

As you grow Dad held your hand for walks in the park, to the school or to the mall. The hands that hold you assures you of his protection and make him your hero. He will try all his best to protect you not bound you. He wants to be with you and you be with him as much as possible not because he doubts you but because he enjoys the presence of his child near him.

The gifts he buys, the time he waits to pick you home, the food he provides, he never ask for any return or appreciation. He doesn’t give you one good thing and demands you for a good turn. He doesn’t give you his time and complains you are a burden. He doesn’t expect an exchange from you for the good he gave to you. He doesn’t even mention that he is doing all this just because he loves you. He just do it with a silent joy deep in his soul that each good he invest in his child he counts it his blessing. Is not the child’s response that becomes his main joy, is the child he invests in that is his main joy and blessing.

Dad is the man who will go before you and lead you on with his hands. He never will push you forward and force you to face it for him. No matter how helpless dad may be, no matter how tough and tiresome, dad will not lay his head to rest and expects his child to do his responsibilities. He would be the man who will give every ounce of his best to be someone his child can look to as a model. He does not force respect out of his child, he gains the respect of his child through integrity, love, care and character. He blames not his failures on his child but appreciates his child for each of his successes.

Though Dad is not perfect, yet Dad is one who listens, ponders, and is ever ready to make changes not just for himself but for the better good of the young eyes who is watching him closely. Dad though the head of the family, he is never a dictator, never a judge, never a king. He is Dad-one who leads with a loving heart, one who disciplines but never look with eyes of hatred, one who loves unconditionally with no strings attached.

Dad is the man who looks at his child and compare him not with any others. He looks as his child as a uniquely special gift sent by God only to him. Though his child may be imperfect, flawed, failed countless times, gave his Dad a hard time, never really appreciated his Dad, misunderstood him at time; but Dad arms will still be there to call him “my child”. His forgiveness remembers not the stain. And every improvement the child makes, Dad would be there to say, “I’m proud of my Child”, though the improvement may be minor. Dad would never look at you with disgust for the wrongs you have done, Dad would never treat you as an enemy when you never meet his expectations, Dad would never disown you when you choose to be responsible for your own life. He will trust you that you will somehow fall back on his example and guidance in the decisions you make. He believes in you that you will pull through strong through the journeys of life. He will be there for every of your successes, rain or shine, in strength or in weariness, He will be there-you may not find him right at the front row but you will find him somewhere in the crowd applauding you, saluting you and watching with pride written on his smile and heart, that he has done well in the task as a Dad.

 He is your man and forever your Dad.

The word Dad is short and simple with just 3 insignificant letters; but the depths of that D-A-D is beyond that.

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Many Children have lost their Dads, while others have been abandoned and never knew the true meaning of having a man to call Dad. Still others have Dads that never was there for their kid, too caught up with their personal persuit and personal pride, they never see the PRIDE and JOY in their hands.

However, to the many DADs around the globe who have never neglected their responsiblities, who have never demanded any returns or appreciation from their child. You may go unnoticed, you may be tired, battered but I SALUTE your unconditional love and sacrifice.

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