Honoring The Man Without Whom We Cannot Imagine Our Existence
It is a day to honor the man who paints our life with warmth, love, and protection. An epitome of unconditional love, Strength, and shelter. No one in the world can replace him. There is no single day that he takes off from his duties. Such is the story of fatherhood, full of sacrifices and self-denials.
Often I have heard people saying why we celebrate Father’s Day??? Is there only one day to love your father? I love my Father and I don’t need any special day to let him know about my love for him. He knows very well how much I love him and the list goes on…
However, I believe that our jam-packed calendars never give us the opportunity to sit and spend time with our parents and appreciate their hard work for us which has made us what we are today.
The hustle and bustle of life’s race never give us ample time to do this.
So, I affirm that Father’s Day is a day especially dedicated to give thanks to the hard work and sacrifices of the fathers.
The idea to celebrate Father’s Day was originated by Grace Golden Clayton, a daughter of a dedicated reverend to give honor to the services of her father who passed away.
However, along with her own father Mrs. Clayton accredited all those men whose sudden death made many wives widows, children fatherless in the worst mining explosion incident in U.S. history (1908)
Services in the church and prayers were organized to comfort the affected families of the miners.
It turned into a tradition, and people continued to gather year after year in the commemoration of the miners.
Slowly and gradually people started to acknowledge the efforts and hardships of every father living and struggling every day to give his children a better life.
The fathers’ departed from this transient world live in the memories of their children. They cherish every moment spent with them.
We thank God for blessing us with the blessing of father, we ask from God for the strength for our fathers for the hardships they face just for us, for all the sweat which they shed to make our future bright, for all their struggles to provide us the necessities of life, for all the efforts which they make or have made to fulfill our needs and wish-lists.
We need to be really thankful for our fathers for making our lives worth living.
We should not wait for a certain time or a day to make our fathers feel special. As there is no single day when our fathers did not worry for us. Rather he makes us feel special every second of our lives. So, take out time to acknowledge what our fathers have done for us.
Be obedient towards your fathers. Respect them like the way you used to do in your childhood. Allow him to be in power as he was in your childhood and obey his commands in the same way you used to in your childhood.
Remember, father is a shield, a refuge, a ray of hope, a strong pillar of strength, he is the head of the family. His wisdom and experience never fades away.
A child’s childhood becomes worth remembering only if he has a father by his side. Else there are children who lost their fathers. Instead of studying and enjoying their childhood they struggle for the survival of their livelihood.
Honor your father because of him you are in this world.
Obey your father because of his wise decisions you are living a blessed life.
Love your father as he has loved you. Do not leave your father in his old age
because he can’t earn, as he has not left you in your childhood for you couldn’t earn.
Be grateful to God for he has blessed you with a wonderful blessing like ‘father’.
Happy Father’s Day to all the Wonderful Dads.
SLK Writings 