Love of a Father for his Child

 

The above is obtained from Facebook " Fight for Life's Photo"

It is very touching and it makes me to think. As a father I have done many things, scolded my children, spanked them when needed, tried to discipline them through punishment, denied them things which I felt were not appropriate, so on and so forth.

All these things at a later stage in life builds up a feeling of guilt. A father starts thinking if he was right in doing all these things. He thinks whether he was harsh. A father is caught up in a maze of such thoughts and feelings.

But one thing is certain and that is a father loves his children unconditionally. Generally in our Indian society the importance of a mother is well recognized and her sacrifice is spoken of greatly. A father is relegated to the back ground.

But as a father of two children I would like to impress that the love of a father is no less. The only draw back perhaps is the way of showing the love. A fathers love is not vocal.

As a father I love my kids from the bottom of my heart and I am willing to do anything for them. These emotions are not exclusive to me but are universal for all fathers. 

When my son was born I understood the love that my father felt towards me. The nights he must have stayed awake during my illness. The hardship he must have undergone to make two ends meet in providing for my education. The pleasures he must have sacrificed in providing for my future. The sleepless nights he must have spent worrying about my career. The list is endless. 

I had just taken these things for granted. My father was always there for me as I am always there for my kids. 

A father is lucky when the kids realize the sacrifices the fathers have done.

I don't know if my father is lucky enough. I don't know if I have been a good son to my father.

But one thing I can say that my father is a wonderful father.  I don't know whether I am as good a father to my kids. It is for them to judge.

One thing is certain that a father loves his children unconditionally. and I realized this only when my son was born.

Forgiveness:

Forgiveness:


Forgiveness is often seen as a weakness of the mind. Many people think the forgiveness means you have surrendered to the other person. But it is not surrender.

Forgiveness means a strength of the mind. To forgive requires lot of mental strength. Forgiving a person means that you liberate yourself from the clutches of the other person. Forgiveness means you are setting yourself free of the burden of burning in hatred.

Whether forgiving benefits the other person or not is not important. But it definitely is of tremendous value for the one who forgives. Forgiveness means letting go of all the negatives that are associated with hatred, jealousy etc.

So forgive others to liberate yourself from negative emotions. Be free and achieve peace by forgiving.

Switch of the mobile for Peace of Mind

Switch of the mobile for Peace of Mind

No other technological development has created so much nuisance as the mobile phone. Yes it is definitely a great development and a very useful item. Numerous benefits can be enumerated on the advantages of having a mobile.

But with all this I feel that the mobile has created more of a nuisance and this outweighs the benefits of having a mobile.

People create a nuisance by talking loudly in public places such as trains, hotels, banks, etc.

Gone are the peaceful days of train travel where one could doze off or read quietly without disturbance. Now there are umpteen guys talking all at once on their mobile phones.

Ringing of mobile phones in theatres is the worst thing that can happen to people who go to theatres  to enjoy the movie and not to listen to other people's conversation on mobile phones. Mobiles should be strictly banned from such places.

It is observed that friends visit restaurants for chit chatting but all of them are chatting away on their respective mobile phones.

There can be nothing more foolish than talking on mobile phones whilst on two wheelers and whilst driving vehicles.

What is the solution to this. Every person should restrict the use of the mobile phone only for urgent communication that should be brief. Mobiles should be switched off in public places such as theatres, restaurants, clubs etc.

The best solution of all is to kick the mobile addiction and habit and dump it. The world had survived without the mobiles for millenniums.

So throw away the mobile and live peacefully.

Note: I have not yet been able to throw away my mobile.