Foot taller than him

Happie father's day !

Unlike my previous blogs, I wish to introduce the cheese of this article straight way. This article "Foot Taller than Him" is not just a random thought. This compendium is dedicated to each and every loving father.

Since childhood, we all might have seen some extra powered super heroes in the big screens of cinema. Superman, Spiderman, Batman are some examples of personalities who keeps captivating the young minds. As an exception, here you go, the hero hiding behind the screens of all our mighty success. Dad – The real hero of our day to day life.

Indeed, fatherhood is one of the greatest privileges in life.

It was late 1994, when I was busy pulling myself up to stand.  Spectators around me were so curious and well prepared in celebrating my first steps. To my belief, it was not a moment where I was in need of transforming or promoteing myself from crawling to walking, but it was just a moment that kept tempting me to catch the attractive red winged toy that was flying over me.

To my view there were many people (so called relatives), really celebrating my attempt. But there was someone behind me, to back me up, if I fail. As soon I made my first step, I was all in air. Yes, he carried me on his shoulders and started celebrating my first victory. The shoulder of father's kingdom could be the best throne to any child. Sitting on his shoulder, I felt as if I was already a foot taller than him.

We all certainly would have had this moment in our life that we would call as first innocent steps. Wherein, it was not us who experienced or cherished our success rather, it was our parents.

I still remember my father holding a heavy axle in his hands and beating the iron plates one over the other very hard to bundle them. I used to feel mighty proud that my dad is so strong despite the hard work and pain that he undergoes. Being a kid of curiosity, I wanted to lift the axle. According to me that axle which my father lifts seemed to be the heaviest thing in the world.

 I asked my dad "Would I be able to lift it?"

He just smiled and asked me to hold the Axle. My hands were not big enough to hold the Axle and was struggling. With much intention, he gave a huge support to lift the axle. As the axle was being lifted higher and higher, I felt myself to be strongest ever. Every father wants his Kid to be stronger than himself and my dad was nothing different. He acknowledged my effort by nodding his head and raising his eyebrows as an indication that something impossible made possible.

Clocks kept ticking, years kept rolling, calendars kept changing…At present I am a foot taller than him in reality and he still enjoys my growth.

We are in an era where people scale one's affection based on the counts of Awww's, likes or comments being credited in social media.

If graduation, first job, a beautiful life partner or a perfect career is what all you dream about, then countless dreams this super hero had for you starting from your first cry, the first sleep that you had, the first walk, first cycle ride, First day to school, your graduation, the very first job and this doesn't stop here. The same episode dreams for your kids as well.

I stop this article here... just to let your memory serve you to think and realize all the pleasant moments that you had with your father.