Father’s Day. An occasion celebrated on the third Sunday of June every year. A day when a child bestows on his father various gifts to express his love and respect.
But does just giving gifts to your father make any difference? Can giving neatly wrapped presents strengthen the relationship between the two?
I doubt so.
This Father’s Day was not different. I noticed many children presenting various gifts to their fathers. The gifts ranged from branded shirts and ties to smart phones.
I noticed this also in those families where the two would barely communicate the rest of the year.
It made me wonder whether the gifts are given out of respect and love or it is just for the sake of celebrating the Father’s Day.
I doubt they ever thought what gift their fathers truly need.
It is not an attractive T-shirt with his name printed on it. It is not a beautiful card, too. What he needs the most is your true love and a better relationship with you. A relationship that is filled with true understanding, true love and true respect for each other.
He wants a T-shirt with the names of both of you printed alongside to mark the everlasting love. He wants you to feel the words that are etched on the cards.
Often, children blame their fathers for interfering in their lives. Very rarely they would realise the reason behind it. Many fail to understand that a father always wishes the best for his child.
That’s why I believe that instead of spending time searching for the “perfect” gifts, one should spend quality time with his father on this wonderful day and try to understand him.
Frank Sinatra, the famous 20th-century American singer, had rightly said, “The tie your father is interested in isn’t one he hangs around his neck. He is more concerned about the tie that exists between you and him.”
(Published in The Gulf Today on June 25, 2016)
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