FOR FATHERS AND FATHERHOOD

Hi guys!

Today I want us to look at fathers and fatherhood. You know, the unknown, unspoken aspects that no one really bothers about, or knows, or understands.

See, fathers too, the silent heroes of out times, deserve the recognition. Never mind the absentee fathers, or the present yet absent fathers, or the distant fathers. While the world is in an uproar about fathers that are not stepping up, we forget how our ingratitude towards present fathers has a ripple effect on their mental health. Hence, today, I’m talking about our real, present and unrecognised warriors of our times.

Something amazes me about fathers – their ability to cope, adapt and adjust to whichever epochs that come. Talk about fathers of old, modern fathers, contemporary fathers – yes, your own dad! He has managed to see the situation, understand its demands, and act accordingly. Yes, unseen, unrecognised, and unacknowledged, fathers have stepped up silently and been the pillars we never knew we looked for. Fathers have held our families together, even when time and circumstance have threatened to tear apart and fragment. They have managed to be there, and they’ll continue to be there – for no son or daughter of theirs will suffer, not if they can help it! Amidst all the pressures from the society dictating how they should be men, they still manage to take a stand and do right by their families.

A word for fathers then. Dear paternal parents, thank you. We are not blind to your sacrifices, your unselfishness, your self-giving love and quiet pledge to your families. We are grateful, we acknowledge, and we salute you. The good that you do, keep on doing. And though thanks be few, our hearts overflow with noble words, unspoken but no less important, in gratitude and praise of your noble role.

To any father, in any capacity – we acknowledge, we thank and we praise. We also appeal. That may you not forget yourselves completely, that you neglect yourselves in the process. That you may realise and understand that suffering alone never helped; that there is joy in meeting as men and sharing;that your effort ls reap a great reward, if not in this world, then ib the next.

Fathers, wherever you may be, you are loved, appreciated and acknowledged – as progenitors, as rearers and raisers and protectors and keepers and guardians. You are not unnoticed; you are the best.

Happy father’s day!!! Remember to keep showing love and gratitude to the fathers who stepped up because even with fathers#MentalHealthMatters❤️🧠