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Sons and Fathers

June 15, 2008

Here’s a paragraph from a post I wrote for Fathers’ Day:

I grew up with my father’s presence, not like the unfortunate kids of my generation who had none upon seeing the first light of this world. Or not quite like the unfortunate kids of my generation who were left to grow up without the guidance of a father other than a fatherly figure, which is a role oftentimes assumed by the mother or the eldest son in the family, let alone a broken family torn in literal and figurative ways. And so I was raised without having to tread those rugged paths that led to nowhere, or to somewhere where future is bleak, if not distorted in barely imaginable ways. But I can say for certain that, even with a father by my side who was constantly straightening the life of a kid who always has been on the verge of losing sight of the road, life was never always an easy voyage. It’s enough to say that even a stalwart Achilles can’t weather the push of violent winds.

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