Deep down, we all know that he would because, in the first place, the wicked, bloodthirsty villain was playing the role of a father and secondly, it was Bollywood super duper love story, so the lovers had to meet.
Only a few of life’s relationship compare to that of a father and a daughter. From the first time she grasps his hand and says her first words, to the day she moves out of the parental home, the bond between them is ever evolving. Dad goes from childhood hero to feared inspector of boyfriends and finally graduates as a sage friend in adulthood.
The father longs to come home just to hear his little princess shout at the top of her voice, ‘Daddy’s home!’ This makes him feel like the master of the universe.
When I look around, I see some difficult people becoming brilliant dads. I wonder what the secret of affection for the youngest women in their lives is. I have realized over the years that one need not have any specific qualification to become a great dad.
Being your daughter’s first love is quite a natural thing to happen. If theorists like Secunda are correct, the father-daughter relationship has the potential to shape as patterns that surface as a woman enters into adult relationship.
For example, if a woman has learned patterns of relating through a father who has infantilized and weakened her, life could be problematic and it will be difficult for her to keep together the pieces of her fragile confidence.
My own dad’s eyes gets wet when he hears Nepali wedding folk songs. He says that he is painfully aware that very little sand is left in the hourglass as far as spending time with my sister goes. For every dad, a daughter’s wedding is a big challenge. The monumental nature of the event can be overwhelming. Coming to the final realization that your daughter will be a part of a new life and a new family can be tough. Probably, that is what makes them overly possessive about their daughters.
There is no affection as pure as that a father has for his daughter. In his love for his wife there is desire, in that for his son ambition. But in his love for his daughter, there is something that words cannot express.
Fathers and sons generally have strained relationships. With their boys, dads maintain a brand of self-assuredness and enforce the regimen of discipline whereas papa’s princess usually makes her way with honey-coated words, umpteen hugs, grunts and groans.
For all our lives, dad remains the epitome of strength and protection. If you wake up in the middle of a bad dream, the thought of dad being around makes you feel safe. It’s only when you walk out from the cozy, amniotic safety of home into the icy, shark-infected waters of the real world that you realize the warmth a father’s home provides.
Our boisterous, charming, warm-hearted, lovable fathers tend to become our staunch supporters. Our endless discussion and arguments with them make us develop a vision.
Dad, our best friend, always beams and opens his arms for the warmest hug. Thanks to all the dads of the world. Thanks for making the world of your princess special by just being there in her orbit.
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