A man looks at his child when it’s born. He is overwhelmed with joy and a sense of responsibility. He promises himself that he will be a good father.
He works hard so that his child can have a good life. He goes hungry so that his child can eat. He stays awake so that his child can sleep.
The child loves his daddy too. He clings to him. When daddy comes home, he runs to him and hugs him. The father is filled with joy and satisfaction from the child’s affection.
But soon enough, the small child becomes a young adult. And drifts away from the father. The child departs from the ways of his father and treats him with contempt.
The father is heartbroken.
He starts to question himself. Did he do something wrong? Is it because he missed the parents day meeting when the boy was in class two?Could it have been different if he sung lullabies to his child every night? He wonders if things would have been different, if he raised him differently.
Society casts an accusing eye on him. They say its because he pampered him too much. They say it’s because he was too hard on him. They say it’s because he was too busy at work. Everyone blames him for being a bad father.
But he is the only one who knows the truth.
And the truth, is that he has always loved his child with all his heart.
And now he is filled with sorrow, because he feels that he has failed at the only job he ever wanted to excel at,
Being a good father.
Life is life
Fabio