Happy Birthday Paa.. :)

Parents are known to be the first role models for kids, for a girl her father is the strongest (“My Daddy Strongest”) and her mother is the best looking woman on planet. I would call myself truly blessed coz my parents are the best any kid can ever get. There have been times when I have cursed my luck, because of so many (stupid) reasons, and how does my luck retort? It just reminds me of my parents, and I slap my head and say.. I don’t have a right to complain coz I have already been given the world’s best treasure. So I’m one of the luckiest person on this earth (Richa and Adi are the other two) coz I have you and Maa.

And I’m sure it must not have been the easiest task to be the father of someone like me. My God!! How many questions I ask, and still you patiently answer all of them. I know I can be really cranky at times, and how could you bear all those tantrums of mine? Incredible I would say!! This only makes me feel that I’m born in a family of saints. And if its not tantrums then there are my problems that I keep bugging you with. But i have never seen you complain..forget complain, I have not even seen you give an “uff”. In spite of the demanding nature of your job how do you still manage to take care of our priorities?

Paa…  I do not mention it often but you are a truly amazing person. There is so much that I have learnt from you and still have to learn. I have learnt from you to stand by things I believe in. I have seen that you have stood for things that were right, and didn’t care whether the world was with you or not. You have instilled in me to use my own discretion and understanding to decide what is best for me. If I take pride in being independent then the credit goes to you. I have taken all my decisions coz you encouraged me to do so. I know that you are extremely protective about your family, and so I can guess that it must have been really tough for you to maintain this balance, where you shield us from hardships without hampering our independence. The confidence and trust that I have in me and my capabilities is a reflection of the confidence and trust you have in me. There have been times when I have felt like giving up but you have made me keep my faith in myself.

Paa you are the best father anyone can ever have and a gem of a person. All you kids adore you…and your family is exceptionally blessed to have you. We wish you A very Happy Birthday, and on your B’day all I can do is that pray and wish that you have a long and happy life ahead…Love you Paa….