Paul Harvey shares his thoughts about what a father is. I hope you will enjoy it. "What is a Father? A father is a thing that is forced to endure childbirth without an antiseptic. A father is a thing that growls when it feels good - and laughs when it's scared to death. He never feels entirely worthy of the worship in a child's eyes. He's never quite the hero his daughter thinks - never quite the man his son believes him to be - and this worries him, sometimes. So he works hard to try and smooth the rough places in the road for those of his own who will follow him. Father's grow old faster than other people, because they have to stand at the airport and wave good-bye to the uniform that climbs aboard. And while mothers can cry where it shows, fathers have to stand there and beam outside - and die inside. Fathers have very stout hearts, so they have to be broken sometimes or no one would know what's inside. Fathers are what give daughters away to other men who aren't nearly good enough - so they can have grandchildren that are smarter than anybody's. Fathers fight dragons - almost daily. They hurry away from the breakfast table; off to the arena which is sometimes called an office or a workshop. There with calloused, practiced hands they tackle the dragon with three heads: Weariness, Work, and Monotony. And they never quite win the fight, but they never give up. Knights in shining armor - fathers in shiny trousers - there's little difference, as they march away to work each workday."
David Hicks, Pastor, Hawkins First United Methodist Church
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