Saturday, June 16, 2007

Happy Father's Day

The Silent Honor

This world has seen many fathers
Who have performed many great and noble things.
Strengthened a nation,
Silenced fears,
Relieved suffering
And changed the course of history.

Yet the most great and noble father I have known
Lives within the walls of my own home.
He performs no extraordinary tasks,
No miraculous feats;
He just does what is right because
It is right.


He needs no adulation,
No praise or glory of men.
He just goes about doing good because
That is how it makes him feel.


But there are those that see his goodness.
They are his children.
Indeed, they may not always see
But they know
That this silent honor is what they will pass on
To their children.

They know that true greatness needs no praise
It is found in the day-to-day living of unwearied goodness
They have seen their father give.
Such goodness is truly a remarkable thing,
Far greater than any glory found in the annals of history.
For one day the child will say:
'He is my father'
And know it is an honor.

4 comments:

Happymoi said...

Happy father's day to ur dad:) and mine too:)and everyone else's:)

thanks for all the sweet msgs ibee:)

ibeebarbie said...

Walikoum Salam Happymoi,

May your days always be filled with boundless blessings, inshallah.

a_akak said...

I wonder if their will ever be "Happy Second Child Day" so at least i can get a present in my old age

Lovely piece and thank you for it :)

Fe Aman Allah

ibeebarbie said...

Salam Ahmed,

LOL@Happy Second Child Day! I place that in the suggestion box just for you.

Amira asked me yesterday where we were going and I told her to Grandpa's house to celebrate his "day", and she said, "when's Amira's day?" Told her next month on the 4th was her day as it will be her birthday.