Dear Dad,
Each time I look into your eyes, I look out for something. The question that drives through my mind is; “what does dad wish for me?” I would like to know what you are thinking for me. This is my propelling force. I know you often look at me and wonder at how far I have gone. I am inspired by your drive for excellence and your thoughts for me, which you want me to achieve.
Great dads want their wards to surpass them. That is their greatest wish. They want their kids to outdo what they have done. It would be a sign of weakness dad, for you to expect me to be just like you. It is also a mistake to think that I should be your resemblance in every way. You have a right to your wishes. As much as you motivate me, you have to realize that in so much as you have achieved, the best for me is to outdo you.
Most Rich dads have challenges with their wards. Dads are looking for kids who will fill their shoes, run their enterprise, and take their place. Sometimes though, their wards feel they have to do something else. These scenes have often caused strains in family relationships in the home. Many homes have lost their joy while some have had their children go separate ways in search of their individual identity.
It is not out of place to wish you were I. It is common to see many dads envy their wards. It is normal if you envy my position. It shows you have done a great job of mentoring and raising me up to the great personality that you so desire me to be. It is great when you are envious. You have to strive to ensure that I am raised to the position where you would be envious of me. When you are envious of me, you would be proud of me because only a few would have the opportunity to attract your envy.
As a mentor, I know that you desire the best for me. I also know that the quest you are having is to make me a better person. Because you are a great dad, you are ensuring you give me a better life. As much as you have this great gift of mentoring, you must realize that your wish is as far as your strength can take you. You can wish for me the best wishes but the best wishes are the ones I wish myself.
Wishes are like prayers, they are the hopes upon which the soul of a future rest upon. When you wish the best for me, you expand the horizon of hope and you increase my faith. Your wishes are the port upon which my future wishes takes off.
In pursuance of your wishes, you have sent me to school, taught me through the early stages of life and left me in the masterly hands of my teachers. You have taken a great step, but at a point, your wishes may just be spectators at the stands where my own wishes take the central stage. As dad, you must realize that you cannot have me forever with you, but I can have your wishes whenever I want it.
At a particular juncture in life, when my wishes take the central stage, I will be counting on your wishes to drive my dream while it sits behind.
I want you to know, every wish you have often wished for me, I've taken notice of and though it may seem like I am pursuing my own wish, your wishes have being the propelling force for my own wishes.
Do not feel perplexed dad, when it seems your wish is not living through yet. I am reassuring that soon, faster than you thought, your wishes for me will see light's day.
With Love,
Your son.