MostImportantManinMyLife

In India’s sacred language, there is a slogan – “Vandey Mataram”, meaning ‘I worship mother’ We Indians love and revere our mother and all mother figures At the same time, we do not undermine our fathers; on the contrary, we have the utmost respect for him A mother brings us into this world. She looks after us throughout our lives. She is our emotional strength. Yet, no one can deny that Father gives us physical and material support. He is the head of the family. He fulfills all our worldly needs. While the mother carries us in her womb, the father nurtures us in his heart. Our emotional anchor is our mom but our father takes care of the harsh realities of our lives. He fights for us, defends us, and keeps us safe. Our mothers are the soft and dulcet element of the family. Our fathers are the citadel for the family

Every child is emotionally vulnerable Mother gives him an asylum of love Father is the head of the household He provides a stronghold for the family It is not a division of work or responsibility It is a divine arrangement A male, normally, being physically stronger, automatically becomes the protector of those he cares for. He provides a roof over their heads. He caters for food for them. He is the wall that wards off harsh elements like sun, rain, storm, and all other exposures. At the same time, he is the window, allowing them to enjoy the breeze, to see the world outside from their safe dwelling. Faced by any threat to his physical being, a child runs to his father for safety. The child has full faith in his father’s capability to save him. This trust compels the father to prove himself worthy of such trust. It is not only the sense of responsibility or compulsion of proving himself but the feeling of love the father has for his child Even though he did not keep the baby in his womb, he is the one who provided the seed As I said earlier, a father keeps his child in his heart for nine months Let me give an example my father was only 43 years of age when my mother died He was a senior Government officer. He was flooded with marriage proposals. But he refused them all. Many of our family friends insisted that he should get married again as he was so young. But my father told them that he cannot thrust a step mother on his children.