The Love of a Father

This is a story I heard and it really touched me so I thought to write it up and share it with all of you.
This is a story about a boy named John and his father. John and his father lived in a small town.
John lost his mother at a very young age. His father took care of him and loved him a lot. But his father had lost one eye because of which he did not look good.
John was 5 yrs old and went to a school in the neighborhood. Once there was parent’s day in school and everyone was told to bring their parents. John was very excited about it. He had called his father to his school. When his friends saw his father they teased John, They told john that his father looked like the zombie from a horror movie. This did not go well with John. He felt ashamed of his dad. He thought that this thing may hamper his life ahead, people would tease him and no one would be friends with him. After this incident he did not call his father to any of his school functions, he would lie to his teachers and friends that his father is ill or he is out on a business trip. As he grew, he kept his father away from his social life.

Then John grew up and went to a college in another town. He never mentioned about his father to any of his friends or colleagues. John became very successful businessmen and stated living away from his hometown and his father. His father would always wonder about his only son and how much he loved him, he would tell his neighbors about him and about his childhood.

John then fell in love with a fellow colleague and got married, he did not call his father to his wedding as he was ashamed of him and so never told anyone about him. He did not tell his wife about his father. He did remember his father and would send him cards on Christmas and Father’s day but never told anyone about him.

Then John also became a father, his kids grew up and got married and got their children. Now John was also in his 60’s and his father was 85 by now.
One fine day John’s dad came to his house by the address that was there on the cards that John sent him. Dad ringed his son’s doorbell and his son opened the door. John was Shocked to see his dad after so many years. The memories that haunted him at his young age came in front of his eyes. He got angry at his dad that he came to his place without informing him, he was scared if anyone came to know if the ugly man on the door was his dad. He told his dad to go away and not to come there ever again. The 85 yr old went away without saying a word.

After his dad went away John felt very guilty of what he did. His dad had given him everything he ever wanted when he was young but now he hates his dad. He saw his dad after so many years still he did not even invite him in his house, he did not introduce him to his family, to his friends. He felt miserable and finally decided that he will meet his dad and bring him back to stay with his family.

Next week John took a leave from his work and told his family that he was going for a business trip and went to meet his father in his hometown. He came to his old house and started ringing the doorbell. He was ringing it again and again but there was no answer from within.
The neighbor saw him ringing the bell and asked him whom did he want. John told him that his old father lived here. The neighbors informed him that the old man had passed away 5 days ago and before dying he gave them a letter which was meant for his son. The son now took the letter and started reading it.

In the letter his dad wrote:

Dear John,
I am really sorry about the other day for coming to your house without informing you. I did not know that you will feel so bad about it but I was missing you. I have become really old and I wanted to see you and your family once before I die. I don’t know how much long I will live now so just wanted to see if my precious child is fine or not, I wanted to see him, I wanted to see his family.
Before I die I want to tell you one thing which I never told you before. When you were born you did not have one eye and I had given one of my eyes to you so that you can see the world more clearly. I did not want you to suffer so I made that sacrifice and did not want to tell u.
Now I am just counting my Final breaths I want to tell you that I am not sad anymore that I could not see your family because even though I did not see them my eye is seeing them through you and I am really happy about it.
Before I go I want to tell you John that I love you and always will. God bless you and your family.


Reading this John started crying uncontrollably. He realized how big mistake he had done and now he cannot do anything about it. How he wished he had given his father all the happiness that he deserved, all the love and affection that his father gave him when he was young. He hated his father because of his physical appearance and now he knew that he himself was responsible for it and now he can’t do anything about it.

Sometimes in life we all disagree with our parents. Somewhere we also feel that our parents do not give us freedom that we want, they don’t let us live our lives as we want but we should know that they do it because they love us, they care for us. So next time your parents tell you to do something you don’t like or something that you think restricts your freedom don’t think that they are doing it because they cannot sand your freedom, think that it is their love. Try to keep your parents as happy as possible because what they have done for you, no one ever will do it for you.

LOVE YOU MOM AND DAD!!!!