Well today in the early morning, I found out that today’s father’s day, and as you see I write a special article on this day on my dad, the greatest hero I ever know.
The original artwork for stairway to heaven
Stairway to heaven is indeed a legendary song, and it can be interpreted in many ways, and I interpret it as a father telling his child about the real world, and how this world will treat you, when you’re away from home. Well if you notice mother smothers the child, and doesn’t expose her child to the real world, but on the contrary dad wants his child to leave the nest and explore unknown territories. Well this song is no different; it’s actually a conversation between an aging father, and his almost adult child. He tells his child that life isn’t always fair, it is completely unbiased, it doesn’t take sides, and it is your responsibility to interpret in the right way. From your childhood days, you’re always told that there is a good person and a bad person, but that child is meaningless now, there are always perspectives to look at things and these perspectives vary according to the person.
Sometimes life doesn’t really give you what you want, he says, but it does give you what you deserve at the right time. He says that the whole concept of life and its mysteries are fascinating and wonderful, but remember do not get driven by it, do not always go with the flow, but rather make a flow which suits you and your principles.
Our shadows taller than our souls
When this life gives you hard lessons, don’t run away even when your heart cries out for the west, where the sun sets, don’t give in, because for a large forest to grow and mature, it has to battle forest fires, which emerge out of nowhere. But these fires make the forest much denser and stronger.
One of the greatest lyrics of all times
Father calls his child, and tells him always follow the “piper” of reason, he will lead you in the right path, that right path may not be just one path, but more than one, but it’s your decision to choose the path and move on it firmly. When you start following this “piper”, you will learn to hum his “tune”, his tune will lead you to a way which is made for you, and that’s where you’re “stairway to heaven” lies. But before you start climbing the stairs, remember that the deeds that you do in your entire life will reflect on you, your shadow (deeds) should always be greater than you, because you in the end are just “dust”. This shadow will remain with others when you’re long gone, and it is in your own hands to keep this shadow as tall, solid and large as possible by doing good deeds.
Well as you know I’m away from home, and this article is dedicated to all the legendary dads around the world. Wishing all dads, a happy father’s day. J J
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Endless Journey 