Fathers are taken for granted. We need money-dad is
there; any problem-dad will fix it; confused, feeling lost, looking for
advice-dad is always there with his worldly wisdom. He is the man, who
by holding our little fingers, helped us take that first step and taught
us how to walk. The unconditional love and support (both emotional and
financial) that a father provides, we take it as our birthright.
We all love our fathers; respect them; but do we display our love and
affection? Most of us don't feel the need. We simply assume that they
know our feelings. Certainly, fathers don't expect anything in return.
Their love is pure and unconditional. But take a pause and ponder, what
if we openly express our feelings to our fathers? They will be
overjoyed.
Father's Day is an occasion to remind our dads how important they are
to us and how much we love them. Though we can do it anytime, but to
celebrate it formally on a particular day all over the world adds to the
significance. And why limit it to our fathers alone. We can extend it to
anyone who has been a father figure to us-stepfather, uncle,
grandfather, teacher, elder brother et al.
