On this father’s day, Dad, I love you
By: Elias Maalouf
Tags: Fathers Day, Dads

I am a Maalouf, so in 99% of the times we want to tell someone something, we use our pens, it runs in our veins, let it be to illustrate a state-of-the-art mosaic, or a Hollywood script, or to write a very modest essay that can reach it’s intended audience, so today, this essay that I will be writing is dedicated to the man who made this boy that is typing this piece today, George, the man who never lost faith in me when I was in my toughest times, deserves much more than just a small essay that I am going to write, but that’s what I have for now in hopes for more to come later on.

I’ve never known your worth until a few weeks back, when I had one of the worst times in my life, and you warned me about that time, you never stopped warning me that something bad is going to happen if you continue on this track, but you never forced it on me, you just commented, observed and never criticized, you were there to catch me when I needed it, and never complained about not listening to your warnings, the way that you handled the situation was amazing, and the way that you held me was extraordinarily amazing. Your comments were always criticism to my ears, I never understood how wise and intelligent person you are, with very little resources to get you were you are right now, you beat me in every aspect of life, and I bet that it will take me at least a million light years to be like you.

I know that I’m the cause of 81.01% of your white hair, I never wanted the negative things that happened between us to happen, but even when they did, you never kicked me out, you appreciated every aspect from the things that I did even if there was nothing to appreciate. A man who took parts of his life, who prevented himself from many pleasures in life to get his “not so kids anymore” to where they are today.

I was remembering recently about the times that we had problems together, and remembered how you handled them with the emotions that you gave us through genetics, and I blamed back then for taking a side that I didn’t appreciate, but you continued, and you continued, and you continued, just to keep everyone out of trouble, not just us, EVERYONE, except yourself, what an amazing person you are.

The time that you helped me when I fell my biggest fall in 2013, you never let me feel anything bad and you were fierce against any offense that came to me, things weren’t easy but you made it feel like a piece of cake, with your amazing skills.

I’ve never appreciated our time before, I was in the mentality that “what does my dad know”, I am the millennial and not him, how would he know what is it like to live in the 20something, he grew up most of his life in the 19latesomething. Our generations change and the way things are tackled also change, but no, he knew the answer to each and every aspect of life.

Even though you had every reason to be one of the meanest, worst, most aggressive person because of what happened with you in life, you never made us feel anything bad about it, and what’s better is that you never held a grudge on anyone that was the reason that got you into this dilemma

Dad, I took a few snapshots of our life together, and I posted it into this post to remind myself on this father’s day of what an amazing father I have, the forgiving, the caring, and most importantly the “Father” that I am proud to call him that.

Last but not least, I want to tell you that whatever happens, I am here now, I am never leaving you alone ever in my life, we will beat life’s obstacles together, and we will make life kneel in front of us, whatever happens from now on, we are one hand, we always were, and we will always ALWAYS be.

Much love sent your way. ❤

P.S.: Whatever they blame you for, whatever they tell you, I want you to know that you are doing the right thing in our eyes, and we support you with whatever you did, doing and will do.

KEEP ON SHINING!