With the Father’s day last Sunday and my dad’s birthday this
coming weekend, I thought of writing about important life lessons I have learnt
from my dad. Unlike my mom, my dad has never told me what to do, I have always
learnt from the way he behaves and deals with situations. The following lessons have
been the ones that have resonated with me the most and I try my best to apply
them to my life as well.
2. Be happy – He has faced some major setbacks in
life which more often than not break the spirit or in the least cause a lot of
worry. But my dad has always been very cool headed in dealing with those. He
never worries no matter what, which ticks my mom a lot of times but gives people
around him a sense of assurance that things can be handled
3. Integrity – If my parents had waivered, we could
be millionaires by now but to them integrity is more important than money. And
somewhere I know that because of their karma, a lot of things have come easily
to us – things which are much more important – values, good education, a united
family with lots of love and goodwill.
4. Connections – My dad has this exceptional
ability of making connections with everyone everywhere. He is mindful of
people around him and easily finds common ground with anyone from the driver to
the managing director. Something I still need to learn.
There is this saying my dad has which is the point from
where he makes all his decisions:
“Insaan sirf do hi cheez kamaata hai – rishtay aur bacche.
Baaki sab toh aata jaata rehta hai”
Translated - A person earns only two things – relationships and
love of children. Rest everything comes and goes.
