My Indian friend posted this video on facebook. It starts with a bunch of Indians who have grown up, saying "how are you dad?"
It was slightly "touching" but.. something about it made me resist it. I was like : no, it shouldn't be like this. They're glorifying and confirming a type of father that should just be loved and appreciated, but not glorified and confirmed. They're declaring what fathers should be like and what a father's role is, based on their own father.
I guess my father had some similarities to the father in the video, but not as extreme.
And part of me was like.... Noooooooo , you have no idea what your Heavenly Father is like.
Anyway, I guess the video is still good. Maybe I've just been thinking too much about my Heavenly Father, haha. And also now that I'm grown up-ish, I see my earthly father as a person, a man, and an older friend, rather than just a father, so I was kinda 'eh' about boxing dads into this "father" box. (as if he's not actually any other role). But maybe the video is more relevant to others' fathers
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