happiness defined ...

Nowadays, many dads are so busy being a “provider” that they tend to forget an important role in their lives … them, simply being a dad! They miss out on an important segment in the lives of their children – the growing up years. It is during this period when the dads are so involved in work, doing all they could to provide the best for their loved ones, but the irony of it all is that this is the very action that keeps them away from spending quality times with their kids!

The growing stage of a child’s life so fast, so transitory. This is the time when folks can enjoy them in the springtime of their lives. This relationship will never be the same again.

Not a few dads who have reached the pinnacle of success in their profession end up with hardly any choice memory of their kids as youngsters. There was no sense of closeness with them during those years.

Dads need to be dads before anything else. The male image is a vital factor in the growing up process of both sons and daughters. They are irreplaceable. In His plan of procreation, God decreed that every child be born from the union of a male and a female – the mother AND the father who would take care of His children on Earth.

My dad’s marriage may have not worked out well, but as a daughter, I can say that he’s one great father. Inspite of his hectic schedule as a private contractor, consultant and a CP, never did he forget his fatherly duties and responsibilities to me and to my brother. He always had time to play with us, join us in meals, teach us with our lessons, drive us to school, etc etc. I guess I’m one of those lucky few who was blessed with a super dad :)

A few months back, a good friend of my dad told me that he once asked him for the meaning of happiness, he answered, “it’s when you know that your children knows how much you love them, and seeing them reciprocating the love back to you”. Upon hearing that, I burst into tears … who wouldn’t?

Here’s a story I read from a mag …

“A devoted father was ushered into the hospital room where his 7 y/o son was near death’s door from an incurable disease.

The boy said, “Dad, am I going to die?”
“Why do you ask, son? Are you afraid to die?”

Looking up with trusting eyes, the boy replied, “Not if God is like you, daddy.”

Now, lemme ask you, are this kind of a father???