Love you Paa

A father-daughter relationship is one of the most beautiful relations in this world. Behind every confident and successful daughter is a caring and responsible father. Sharing a beautiful poem by a loving daughter Ms. VijayataVerma for her father, who according to her is a constant source of support and inspiration in her life.

Vijayata is a Manager at EdelGive Foundation and an alumnus of Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai.

It’s said that a Father is like a tree who nurtures their children I proudly say that I have grown under your shadow and my being is because of you

The name which comes first, the person whom I love and admire the most is you I have grown up nurtured in your care fulfilling my every single need You have never spoken but I know of all the sacrifices that you have made For putting your dreams, your career aside to fulfill our dream, for us to have a better future

Everyone says that we both have a special bond, that you care about me the most But this is because you never lost your belief in me when I myself have You have spent sleepless nights waving the hand-fan so we could sleep when there was no electricity

Have taken a week long leave, showing me all the travel routes Spending day long outside the college for me to get over the fear of travelling alone You have in fact even challenged God to bring back happiness in my life You stood by my every decision, and you understand me better than myself You have given me life and not just once Paa

For all the letters under your pillow for what I do not have the courage to speak to you For all the times of admitting to doing something which I have not done Is because my worst fear is to ever let you down You are my teacher, my inspiration, my role model Who better to teach me to live life than you Paa There might me n number of things going wrong in your life But never have you taken the frustration out on me, never complained to me

You have given your daughters the wings to fly, providing us the education to be independent - The biggest gift that a father can give to their daughters, to have our back Your heart is always open to fly back into your nest anytime that we feel Your honesty, your smile, your positivity, your care for people around, your sincerity inspire me

To treat a person first as a human being irrespective of the class, caste I have innate from you Life hasn’t been easy but I have never seen you ever speaking ill about anybody Never to turn your back and to be of support for anybody in need is what I have learned from you

We might not know of your great deeds Paa, because you never speak about them loud But while walking, when people greet you and share how they admire you, do I know how great a person you are

I look up to you not just because you are my father, But because you are a person who have lived life on his own terms, You have fought against all odds with a smile always You are my guide, my mentor, my friend, you are my lifeline

I hope I make you proud as I am of you You make me a better person Paa and I love you the most