Being a father

Today morning my friend called me and said he became father of a handsome son. He was very excited, I was thinking what would be his face reaction at that time. Two years back I happened to be with my friend, his wife gave birth to a boy in India and they sent him the photos. I was with him when he first saw his son (in photo). I was able to see his feelings in his eyes, I asked him "What is it like, to be a father". He replied "Something you cannot tell, you have to just feel". The same light I saw in his eyes should have been in my father eyes when he first saw me. That very thought made me happy.

Father & son relationship is like a country side drive some time you hit bumpy roads some times you get beautiful views. It is not always a smooth ride but sure is a hell of a experience. You sure cannot say what you are going see next.

As a kid, the first hero is his father. He tries to walk in the steps of him and he likes to behave like him. But as the day passes there is a friction in the relationship especially during adolescent ages. This relationship takes two cycles first you hate him, you know him, you love him, you admire him, you hate him, you know him, you love him and you admire. First cycle of love and admire comes in your child hood and second cycle of love and admire comes once you become a father. At that time we know what it is to be father and appreciate what our father did to us.

Is it the first day of school, first day of college, first day of employment, your first journey outside home town, your first vehicle, your first property, your first home. In all of our first there is a big contribution from a father. With father it is an unexpressed bond, we always say we love our mom, with father we love with respect. We don't express frankly but still we do care about them.

Next time we see our father let us say "Dad, I love you. I am grateful for what you have done to me so far"