June 21, 2015 - Father's Day.
"Honor your father and mother.” This is the first of the Ten Commandments that ends with a promise. And this is the promise: If you honor your father and mother, "you will live a long life, full of blessing.” And now a word to you fathers. Don't make your children angry by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction approved by the Lord. Ephesians Chapter 6 verses 2 – 4
Father’s Day is a day
that we honor and celebrate all dads, who work tirelessly to support, educate,
and protect their families in times of hardship or prosperity. They strive to raise
their children to be respectful, responsible and to be able to be good
productive adults with morals and family values. Dad’s can be stern, obnoxious,
supportive, strict disciplinarians, and extremely protective. Dad’s sometimes
behave like children themselves, and can be very funny and entertaining.
Most of all, a fathers love is unconditional and deep rooted to the very
fiber of their being. Dad’s are a source of strength and support, encouragement
and forgiveness and deserve to be honored for all they have done, all they do
and all that they are.
A fathers job is not
an easy one, ask any father and he will tell you so, but a good father will
also tell you that no matter what he had to endure, the end justified the means
and was always worth the sacrifice.
Fathers are the biggest source of strength for a child. The innocent eyes of a child perceive father as the all-powerful, most knowledge, truly affectionate and the most important person in the family. For daughters, fathers are the first men they adore and fall in love with. While for sons their fathers are the strongest person they know and someone they aspire to emulate. Even for the grownups fathers are someone whom they look up to for the most experienced and honest advice that is always in the best of our interest. For this great figure in our life that we know as father - it becomes our utmost duty to pay our humblest tribute on the occasion of Father's Day.
Children blessed with a loving father should consider themselves fortunate. For, they have someone to take care of their needs and interests. Someone to stop them when they are diverting to a wrong path and guide them on a road to success and virtue. For many of us, fathers have always been there to solve our numerous mathematics and science problems and explain the same formula hundredth time or better still until it is understood by us. Fathers would never ever give a smallest of hint to let us know how hard they work to take care of our needs and fulfill even the most whimsical of demands....For all their adorable scolding and affectionate punishments we all owe a big thanks to our Dads.
I find myself wondering if I gave my father his
due, for all that he has done for me, and did I ever thank him? For all my
childhood memories, for helping me deal with life’s stresses, for helping me
accept my defeats, and celebrate all of my successes. Did I thank him for
teaching me the value of hard work, courage, good judgment and being true? I
wonder if I thanked him for the laughter, smiles, and great times we shared. My father taught me right from wrong and I hope he knows how much he is loved and
appreciated, and I can undeniably, without a doubt realize all that my father has
done for me over the years, and the only words I can find to say, are Tatay, you
are my hero, I love you dearly and most of all I say, from the bottom of my
heart, Thank You and I missed You.
Your Spirit
- A Tribute to My Father -
I know that no matter what
You will always be with me.
When life separates us
I'll know it is only your soul
Saying goodbye to your body
But your spirit will be with me always.
When I see a bird chirping on a nearby branch
I will know it is you singing to me.
When a butterfly brushes gently by me so care freely
I will know it is you assuring me you are free from pain.
When the gentle fragrance of a flower catches my attention
I will know it is you reminding me
To appreciate the simple things in life.
When the sun shining through my window awakens me
I will feel the warmth of your love.
When I hear the rain against my window sill
I will hear your words of wisdom
And will remember what you taught me so well
That without rain trees cannot grow
Without rain flowers cannot bloom
Without life's challenges I cannot grow strong.
When I look out to the sea
I will think of your endless love for your family.
When I think of mountains, their majesty and magnificence
I will think of your courage for your country.
No matter where I am
Your spirit will be beside me
For I know that no matter what
You will always be with me.
I honor my father today
for all he is to me, and hope that you will find the time to give your Dad his
due, and find a way, even a simple word, to honor your father too. Thank you
Fathers around the world that do the things you do, we honor you and love you
and today we give you your due! Happy Father’s Day!
