My Father’s letter on June 13

Baba,Because the birthday wishes can never be expressed in entirity, people have invented a short-cut,"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU".But to me it is too short to say. Should I repeat this a million and more times to quench my thirst to say what I want to say?Very difficult to stay away from one who is one's life. But I am living away from you, and still living! How it is possible?Am I away from you? I put the question to myself thousand times every moment and someone from within emphatically says a 'No'. Then I know, we are not living away from each other.You are in a mission. You were born with a mission. You will have to enrich our world with newer knowledge, newer understanding and to contribute your might to make a better world to live in. This is a 'Tapasya'. I am happy that I am witnessing this Tapasya.Be successful in all the steps you take, this is my blessing on this happy day.convey my love to maa.lovingly yoursbapa

Saswat Pattanayak

Independent journalist, media educator, photographer and filmmaker. Based in New York. Always from Bhubaneswar.

https://saswat.com
Previous
Previous

Answer Culture

Next
Next

Day belonged to Michael Jackson