The MAN in my life

    He used to get angry so easily. I thought only my mom loved me and he didn’t care at all for me. But later I started realizing things. Life unfolded with the greatest experiences through him.

    He couldn’t learn further in what he was good at and so couldn’t reach the heights because of monetary constraints. Further, being the elder one and due to familial constraints, he had to limit himself a lot. But, he knew everything. He knows everything. And he’s capable of many things. And I've never seen anyone who can match his eye for detail and commitment, if he takes up anything.

    He wanted his children to achieve, what he couldn’t.  But there was no pressure. And he saw it really happening through his children or I believe, we could do at least that for him. The great acknowledgment for any of my achievement is a pleasant look on his face and a faint smile he gives my mom, and it’s far far better and greater than any of the congratulatory messages or high-fives from others. It’s still the greatest feeling of achievement.

    I never understood whether “making ends meet” had any  other connotations unlike it is being used and misused everywhere. As the sole earning member, I still don’t get how he managed everything. But, the greatest lesson is; he practices his principles, even in dire straits.

    I remember the time when I was a child when I literally felt so protected in his hands. Even now, he’s the greatest support I have. He never taught his lessons. But he lived through what he wanted to teach us. On this day, these are some random thoughts on him. As he is, what is not expressed is more beautiful and meaningful than what he does. So I leave it at that.