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 A new blog to contain answers to prompts |
Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas "  became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one. Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.  |
| Prompt: Father's Day Why should Father's Day be celebrated? And who is or was the most impactful father figure in your life? What has he taught you? ----------- Why? Because it has to do with tradition, gifts, and heartfelt appreciation. This day, today, goes far beyond a celebration and its material gifts. It has to do with the deep love and appreciation for the men who shape their children's lives. This is mostly due to the multi-faceted roles fathers play. In fact, the celebration and the Father's Day was founded in the beginning of the last century by a woman who was solely raised by her father. Yet, this day isn't for the single fathers who do such a great job with their offspring. It is also for the men who are caregivers and companions, mentors and guides, role models and sources of strength to their children. Such men may not be their children's biological fathers, all the time. Sometimes, it is a male family member or friend who takes on the duty of a father when biological father is not in the picture. Such men did father me and I am very grateful for their attentions. This was because I was born during World War II and my biological father was away at the time. By the time the war ended and he showed up, he and my mother couldn't get it together, and he moved out. Then, after some time later, he suddenly passed away in an accident. If I put all the days that I have been with my biological father, their count would end up to, at best, being a month and a half. Due to my then age, it is a miracle that I still have flashes of remembrances and even some very good-sized memories of him. After him, the first person in the family who took over was my mother's uncle who was a doctor and he felt and understood about the empty space in my young life. He asked me to address him as Daddy, and I did. And he was a true father to me in every way possible until he passed away when I was eleven. Then, two of my uncles who were my mother's cousins took over. Both were wonderful men, but I was more impressed with one of them who was into literature and words and he encouraged me to keep writing. I am always very grateful for these men who went out of their way, to the extent of paying less attention to their own children, at times. I believe I was one of the luckiest orphans who wasn't really fatherless. So, Father's Day is a multi-dimensional celebration for me as it made me appreciate not only the men in my life but all the dads and father-figures in the world. Happy Father's Day, Writing.com!  |
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