Sunday 18 June 2017

Hey Dad, if you are listening...

Hello Lovely People,
It's your homeboy 'Dad's Dream' aka Nikhil here.

I don't know why, I don't know how but we have to admit, its Mom always, Dad sometimes for almost all of us. So I thought let me take this opportunity and celebrate the most underrated love in the world - Father's Love. I would hence like to share something about my Baba with you all.


I lost my father 6 years back, but, there hasn't been 1 week when he wasn't in my dreams. He is always there to help me in my lack of decision making ability. I am stubborn in calling someone wiser than me, that's how stupid I am. But, my father was 10 times intelligent than me (Yes, better looking too). History, World Geography, Current Affairs, Music, Maths any damn topic in the world, he had it covered. I remember, my Dad's friends used to come to our house to meet and thank him, as he used to assist them in their CA exams, when he himself couldn't pursue education further due to financial crisis then.



I would like to share a few special moments that I had with my father. I still hate travelling in Bus (for obvious reason), hence he used to hire an Auto to and fro, from our place in Dombivli up to my Aunt's place in Nerul, could you believe! I still remember, I had got 68/100 in Maths in Std 8th Sem I, he blasted me in the noon, but to make up, bought a 64 in 1 video game cassette in the evening as a surprise. My cycle got stolen from our society as I had not chained it in-spite of his several warnings. Two months later he said we are going to a Hotel, but took Me and Mom to a Cycle shop instead.


It was 3rd of March 2011, my Mom's Birthday was on the next day. In-spite of being bedridden, he called me secretly and asked if I had bought any surprise gift for my Mom. We both gifted her a Saree. His Birthday was on 26th of the same month, but he left us on 20th. Whenever I used to return home from office, a waiting father used to look into my eyes and give me a smile. That's the time, I miss him the most now. I could not fulfill his dream of a foreign trip and that scar will stay with me always.

Friends, trust me a Father does countless sacrifices for us. Only thing is, he doesn't express as much as our Mothers do. He is our ultimate safety net, our everyday hero. Let's all celebrate the unsung hero of our life. This father's day, don't just gift him a tie or wallet or cuff-links, take him out for a dinner, sit with him and have a chat, at least create a card for him (not everybody is a good Blogger 😉).



Lastly, don't be shy in saying, what he has been forever waiting to hear  'Dad, I love you'.

My father didn't tell me how to live.
He lived and let me watch him do it.
-C.B. Kelland