A Very Special Day For You
Happy Birthday Dad
You would of turned 93
You left us at age 66
That was 27 years ago
A lot has happened in that time
So many events in our family
I know you would of been so proud
Then again things in the world could get you easily disgusted
We could go through all the changes in our family
Then talk all about the world events
That could be fun
You would probably say something like
Don't you have some where to be
Maybe another time
Lets take a new approach
How am I different than so many years ago
You taught me lessons
Some hard to explain without making you look like the bad guy
Then again other times I could look like the selfish child
Either way is not the entire truth
We both were trying to feel our way through each experience
Living is how we do that
The outcome can be very beneficial to the both of us
So lets point out some of the benefits
I was a dreamer and still am
You were more practical and more of a realist
I looked forward to the next best and greatest things
You found fault in people who would do stupid things to mess up their lives
You pointed out the faults in the world
For certain there is one big crack down the middle
That can't be fixed
I looked at it differently
Because of the crack in the world
We have to pull together and work harder to fix it
We know we can't do it alone
So really we have two worlds better than one
That make up a new third world
All people all the time
From all over
Different nationalities and cultures
The bottom line is we are all people
We all have one thing in common
We have one great ability above everything else
We learned to adapt
To change with the times
If not we would have survived
We would be extinct like the dinosaur
So as I thought about it for a second
So proud of what I had said
The you looked me straight in the eyes
Like you always did
Do you remember what I told you ?
Change is always constant
People can change if they want to
You do the right thing and don't worry about the other guy
If you can look yourself in the mirror every day
Then you can go to sleep every night
I am a lover not a fighter
There is nothing free in the world
You have to earn it
Birthdays are just another day
To me they were the day we were born
We would go back and forth
Disagreeing many times
I heard you tell me often
You exasperate me
That never stopped me from talking to you
First you then me
It is what you do with your life that is more important
People waste so much time
It's my turn
I am young and can change the world
Then you
Many people have tried far more talented and skilled than you
Look where we are today ?
Is the world so different from many years ago ?
What has really changed ?
Back to me
I guess your right
My dad again
People will be people
Life will always be topsy- turvy
Well once again we don't meet eye to eye
My father would always end with
You have a lot to learn
Then I would say
So don't you
Then we both would go back doing what we were doing before we had this wonderful father and son chat
Maybe my dad never left my side after all these years
I just didn't understand
I knew no matter what our differences were
We treated each other with respect
That's what is lacking today
Respect
Good old fashioned respect
My father would probably say something like
Quit while your ahead or your a glutton for punishment
Some things my father said I will never know the meaning of
Other sayings will repeat over and over in my head
Until I finally learn them or till the day I die
Either way I got to tell you
I love you dad
I miss you so
You would probably end with
You can't miss something you never lost