“My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not his law… For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.” Proverbs 1:8-9
At the age of 5 we say: “My daddy can do anything!”
At the age of 7 we say: “My daddy knows a lot, a whole lot!”
At the age of 10 we say: “My dad doesn't quite know everything.”
At the age of 14 we say: “Oh well, off course dad doesn't know everything.”
At the age of 16 we say: “My father is so old-fashioned.”
At the age of 21 we say: “Oh that man is out of date. What did you expect?”
At the age of 25 we say: “He knows a little bit about it but not much.”
At the age of 30 we say: “I must find out what Dad thinks about it.”
At the age of 50 we say: “What would Dad have thought about it?”
At the age of 60 we say: “I wish I could talk it over with Dad once more.”
Fathers are not perfect although they may not be as imperfect as we think. They get a lot of guff and too little credit. So it is good to have a day when we pause to honor and remember our fathers.
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