Father's Day -- joy in the responsibility

A few people have asked me how is it to be a father. My response has been one of joy in the responsibility.  


Faced with the uncertainties of an unwritten future, one cannot guarantee the smooth sailing of a ship in the vast expanse of time. But we are not alone, others have sailed before on the seas of parenthood and we can use the maps and star-charts that they have meticulously made.  


Ours is the chance to refine but before we can do that, we must need to trust older wisdom.  Of course there were mistakes made in the past but to ignore the whole lesson based on the fear of repeating the same misfortunes only destines us to make wrongs that they have avoided.




-Joseph