Thursday, July 12, 2007

We had disputes...ultimately my son realized..

I love my children a lot though I am unable to show it all the times like most of the men of my age. I know that a father should become a friend of the son, when the son is old enough to wear the father’s shoes. I tried my best to be friendly to my son, but there have been differences and the distance kept growing. When he asked me for financing his new business venture instead of taking care of my vast businesses, I lost my temper. I told him that first he has to prove his capabilities in running my existing business successfully, then only I will think about investing in his new revolutionary ideas. But these days, the kids don’t have patience. He has some bad friend circle too and I am sure that’s the main reason of his being spoiled. He just decided to walk out on me. He left the home and told me that I should not expect to see his face again. His mother tried to reason with him, but nothing worked. He left with a couple of his friends, who were waiting outside during the tension in our home. Later, some friends of mine tried to talk to him to bring him back, but he refused to return and I heard that he started living with a white woman too. I did not know what to do. After losing all hopes, I contacted Peer Syed Saheb and requested him for help. He told me that I will have to wait for 2 weeks for his return. I agreed. What other choice did I have? After a week and a half, my son came back home around 2.30 a.m. He came quietly, with his own set of keys and went to his bedroom. We were shocked to see him in his room the next morning, but as already suggested by Peer Saheb, we did not question him. We behaved as if everything was normal. My wife gave him breakfast in his room and I avoided seeing him during dinner as well. He came to me for a man-to-man chat on the weekend, when he asked me if I was serious that I would consider investing in his business after he proved himself in my business. I am so happy now. My son has proved to be a great success. We are looking for a suitable girl for him to get him married now. Thank you Peer Syed Saheb. Thank you so much.

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