Happy Father's Day

A Man talking to his Father.

- Excuse me. May I come in?

- Sure. Come on in.

- How are you today?

- Same old same old.

- Good… good.

- What can I do for you, son?

- I am sorry.

- Sorry for what?

- For lying to you. For disobeying. For doing things that I was not supposed to do. For going to places I was not supposed to go.

- That’s ok, son.

- No, that’s definitely not ok. I screwed up.

- Yes, you did. You screwed up big time.

- Can you forgive me?

- Sure. I have already. Come here, give me a hug.

- Father?

- What?

- Can I ask you a question?

- Yes.

- Do you still love me?

- OF COURSE.

- I mean, after everything I’ve done?

- Yes. But I have to confess something.

- What?

- Sometimes you make it really hard to love you.

- Really? When do I do that?

- When you mistreat each other. When you fight each other, humiliate each other, harm and kill each other. When you show racism and intolerance. When you rape your women. Worse, when you rape your children. CHILDREN.

- Why don’t you help us?

- I try to help but you say you don’t need me. You say you can live without me. You say I don’t even exist.

Silence…

- But there are moments that you make it easy for me to love you.

- When is that?

- When you love each other. When you show mercy and forgiveness. When you help each other at home, at work, even people on the street that you don’t know.

- Yeah. We do that sometimes, right?

- But do you know what really warms my heart? It is when you obey me. When you do what I tell you to do. And do you know why?

- Why?

- Because I know what is good for you. You may not believe it. You may think what I say is crazy, old-fashioned, stupid, non-sense but I will tell what. Your life will be much better if you do what I tell you to do.

- But it is hard. It is difficult. There are so many things that distract us.

- Well, I never said it would be easy.

- No. You never said that.

- Son, listen to me. I LOVE YOU. I always have and I always will. There is not a single creation that is more important than you. And I love you so much that I gave you the free will, so you don’t have to feel obligated to love me back. What I give you is real love and what I ask you back is real love too.

- But like I said before it is hard for me. I don’t have your strength. I am weak.

- I know. But obey me and I will make you stronger. Together we will live a wonderful journey. One that you will never forget.

The Man in tears hugs his Father.

- I love you too, Daddy.

-  I know. Now go.

- Ok. Bye.

- Bye, son.

When the Man is gone…

- Jesus… Jesus… come here.

- Here I am.

- Wow. That was fast.

- I was nearby.

- You are always nearby.

- why did you call me, Dad?

- Because I need you to keep an eye in Adam. Be with him. Advise him. Help him.

- Ok, Dad. That would be my pleasure.

- Now, leave me alone.

- Dad.

- Yes.

!!! HAPPY FATHER’S day