Best Life Lessons We Learned From Our Father

Father’s day is the day to honor fatherhood and the influence of fathers and father figures (uncles, grandfathers) in our society. Many countries, including India, celebrate Father’s Day annually on the third Sunday of June. We take the academic knowledge from our schools or colleges but the true worldly wisdom is given to us by our fathers. Fathers teach us unique life lessons which differ from the bookish knowledge.

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Poet George Herbert rightly said that a father is more important than hundreds of school teachers. Even though we stay away from our father due to studies and employment, but still do not forget to take advice from him even on the smallest thing. Consider such things of your father which we should include in our life as soon as possible.

Always be there for your family

No matter whatever the situation is, daddy cool is always present there where they are needed.  They are always being there through thick and thin. It’s not just being present, it’s about being available for their kids, whether it’s a good or bad time. No institute can tell as much as a father can teach how to handle family responsibilities.

Read also How To Maintain A Healthy Relationship With Your Children to create a healthy relationship with your children.

Be eagle and don’t respond to crows

There is a story about an eagle and crow where a crow sits on the eagle’s back and bites his neck. But eagle does not respond or fight with the crow. It simply opens its wings and begins to rise higher and higher in the sky. The higher the eagle flies, the harder it is for the crow to breathe and then due to lack of oxygen, the crow falls away and the eagle is free.

Our fathers are like eagles that don’t waste their time with the crows of life. Crow represents the challenges of life. They might face criticism about their decisions or opinions but they don’t distract and waste their precious energy responding to crows. When life challenges them, they choose to be an eagle, and go higher!

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Determine your worth by yourself

When we talk about parents, the mother’s role in the life of a child overshadows the role of a father. But it doesn’t mean that fathers are not that important. Both the parents play an important role in the upbringing of the child. Fathers themselves have proved how important fathers are for children's bright future. The fathers themselves have proved that they not only fulfill the financial needs of the family but also take part in the upbringing of the children along with the mother. Just as today's mother gives financial support to her family, in the same way father also gives emotional support to children along with the mother.

Be practical

If we want to progress further, being practical in our life is very important. It helps us stay rooted in the present. Most fathers are aware of this fact very well and they teach us about the importance of being practical. Although fathers also have deep feelings for their children, they know that every time being emotional does not work, they have to be practical only for the betterment of their children. Our father teaches us to be practical so that we can see the real world and it helps us to grow our maturity level.

Respect and kindness

Fathers teach and reinforce the values of respect and kindness to their children by displays these traits to others in the presence of their children. Father are positive role model for their children who learn to show respect and kindness to friends, family and others in the community and most important to their mothers. Fathers teach important skills like confidence, resilience, respect and kindness to their children.

Take responsibilities

A father’s role is very important without a doubt in the growth and development of children. Fathers and mothers complement each other’s roles and children learn to take responsibility by watching their fathers taking responsibility at various stages of their lives. We watch our dear fathers taking enough responsibilities in doing household activities and outside work also. This will encourage their children in being responsible enough.

Financial literacy

Financial literacy is knowing the necessary to manage personal finances efficiently and our dear father makes us learn this skill with ease. They teach their children to work hard, give their children vision and help them learn to save. They talk to them about investing, teach them to give and show them how to budget. 

Read this article How To Teach Your Child Money Management Skills to learn how to teach your child money management.

If you don’t ask the answer will be no

Fathers are straightforward. They are not afraid to ask and they teach us also to tell about our wants and wishes. Fathers believe that if you don’t step forward, you are always in the same place. Similarly, if you don’t ask the answer will be no. If you want something you have to go after that. They teach us that we should be straightforward about what we want and state it in clear terms. This avoids misunderstanding and regrets.

To be a king feel like a king

No matter what, fathers are the king of their children and they treat their children as princes or princesses too. A king must take care and look after his subjects as a father does to his children. Our fathers, like a king, protect, stand up, and fight for us.

Encourage to explore and take risks

When playing with their children, fathers often encourage them to explore and take risks. Fathers give children that thrill of adventure, testing their limits. Fathers understand the need of children to leave their comfort zone and explore the world and run faster and jump higher and for longer. Father helps a child to take more risks, face challenges head and help to build a child’s self-respect and internal limits.

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A father is the first hero in the life of his children. Apart from the above lessons, there are so many things that only fathers teach to their kids. What you have learned from your father, tell us in the comment section.

Happy Father’s Day!