Advice for Fathers
fiction
Edward w Pritchard
The profound insight of the Buddha was that all who are born will one day die. Related to that startling insight is some practical advice for Fathers.
You can't help yourself. Be you a good father or indifferent Father you will fall in Love with your child and everyday they will be getting larger and more grown up. Closer to the day they will leave you.
Eventually your child's helplessness will subside and someday when the boat anchor is tangled and stuck in a submerged tree stump beneath your rowboat on the annual lake fishing vacation it will be time for your Son to dive over the side into the freezing murky water to untangled the mess of the impeded rope and anchor and send you on your way.
It's a good thing when the Father realizes that the Son is the more capable now. Don't fight it and don't impede it. Wait for the grandchild to start the cycle again.
If your family is lucky the parents will get old and the Children will pick up the slack. Wait for your Grandchildren to start the cycle again.
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