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MY DADDY DEAREST
“I would
never tell my kid to do anything like this”, this is what I thought when my dad
once forced me to call a receptionist of a hotel and talk to her about some
reservations. I was in class 9th and was a total chicken!!! Now I
realise that his disciplinarian attitude has made me better than many of my
peers and I would always silently thank him for that. ;-)
So how
could I have left off this perfect opportunity to thank him in front of the
whole social media? My dad loves quoting his thoughts since he has got a way
with words. So here are a few quotes that I would never forget from my daddy
dearest.
1. ““I am the
best.” The world won’t even listen to you if you do not believe that you are.”
Believe in yourself is what he wanted to say. It’s the belief
that can do wonders to the way you work and how people perceive it. If you of
all persons do not believe that you are the best then there is no reason for
anyone else to believe in you.
2. “Everyone
is good, unless proved otherwise”-
His job requires him to correctly judge a person and as far
as i know, seldom has he failed. In his own words, he just described his simple
formula for handling enormous number of people with total ease and complete
success.
3. “once you
are in, spend like a king”
This was something he said when I was being hesitant to order
a dish in a restaurant owing to its heavy price. He said that once you commit
to do something then put all your heart and soul in it. Either do it with all
you have or leave it. Straying in the mid way would just leave you frustrated
and unhappy.
He taught me not to be disheartened when faced with a
failure, but to learn lessons from it. He fiercely pumped competitiveness among
my basic qualities. The “never-say-die” attitude is something I proudly inherit
from my father.
5. “People
will come and go, but cherish the relationships which are close to you and hold
them tight.”
Being employed in a transferable job, we had to travel to
quite a few places. As a teenager I always hated changing schools and friend
circles, but my father taught me that change is the only constant in life. The
only thing one can do is to find relations which would be worth cherishing for
a lifetime. Today I have a few friends almost everywhere I lived and all of
those relationships constitute my second family!!
6. “Never ever
expect anything from anyone.”
This was one of the most important lessons I learnt from my
father. These were one of his favourite lines and he strictly adhered by this. He
inspired me to give my best in everything and not to expect anything in return.
He said that the universe has its own curious ways of giving back what you
deserve. Patience is a virtue I learnt by following this in my life.
7. “First
impressions should never last long.”
Contrary to the popular phrase “first impressions last long”;
my father was from the school of thought that first impressions should never
cloud your judgement of a person. On certain occasions he would even
demonstrated me this very fact. I realised late in my life that all my close
friends had horrible first impressions. It was may be because of my father that
I did not let their first impressions impair my judgement of them.
8. “Believe in
God but not in fate.”
My father has never ever blamed his fate for anything that
has gone wrong in his life. Though he is very religious, he maintains that it
is only you who decides what course your life takes. Nobody can ever control
your fate.
9. “This too
shall pass.”
My father taught me never to surrender to the stalling
tactics of life. No matter how bad the situation was he always said the above
line which gave us glimmer of hope.
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