I Always knew you were there..

It was one of those tiring days after school. We were in Form 2 back then, and we usually travel to school by bus..as we got down from the bus, I looked at my house and I spot him sitting outside, reading one of his spiritual books. It was a normal routine of his, but he usually reads indoors and not outdoors.. As we both walked into the house silently, we spotted a group of Indian boys sitting at the playground's bench.. starring at us. Back then, we were in girls' school, so you can imagine how shy we were towards boys that time.. :P As we reached the gate and about to step into the house, he stopped us and asked, "Why didnt you both greet HARI OM to me? Go back to where the bus dropped you and come back again."

We were so embarrassed and refused to go back as the boys were still there, looking right towards this direction. We made it through somehow and we said "HARI OM PA" this time.. Still being unsatisfied, he asked us to do it again so unwillingly.. Oh MY!! Tears started forming and we were holding them "macho-ly" and did it again. Guess we did it about 3 times before he actually let us inside. That was my DAD. I can still remember him being so strict and demanding. At times, I thought he was worst than Adolf Hitler. It was never helpful to think that all these were done for a good motive as we were rebellious and often short tempered just like how all the other teenagers are. Thank God there were always the 2 of us to often share the joy and pain together. At times, the third one will join us along. Luckily the last one did not go through much of this. :)

Whatever mentioned and said above were all what we thought of "bad experiences" when we were much younger. But today I am proud to point at my dad wherever he is and tell the whole world "HE IS MY DADDY!" Most fathers are usually quite quiet and they leave all the disciplining and bringing ups to the mothers. But never in our case. Mom was more of the quiet one.. He used to watch the way we dress, whom are we mixing with, ensure we helped mom in the kitchen, thought us all the house works including first aid, cleaning, cooking, a little bit of repairing and troubleshooting, gardening, wood jobs and etc etc etc. Nevertheless, he never neglected his fatherly duties- bringing us for holidays and pampering us with good food, buying us toys, encourage our talents & etc.

His high taste in spirituality and principles in life made us through our teenage and youth life in a very interesting way.. He thought us independence, endurance, faith, strength, respect, trust, love, unity and above all - discipline. I thank God yesterday, today and tomorrow to have the 4 us born to him and my pretty mom..They are truly gems in God's heaven. They have never neglected us and our needs. I knew they were always there for us! Clap clap clap!!

YOU HELPED ME TAKE MY FIRST FEW STEPS....
AND THE MOST DIFFICULT ONES TOO...
YOU DROVE AWAY MY FROWNS...
AND PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE ALWAYS...
NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATIONS WERE...
I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WERE THERE...
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY APPA...
WE LOVE YOU...


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