" And yes, many of us became fathers to fully understand what it means to be a father.

Albert Einstein once said: "Every man is a genius but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, it will spend the rest of its life believing that its stupid."

To the men who never let other people’s metrics of success become the yardstick with which they measure theirs. It is no coincidence that we are diagrammatically represented by a circle with an arrow on the edge that points out.

To all of us who may not always be "there" so that we can always "be there",

To every hunter, every fighter, every missionary,
To every planter and tiller of a garden of eden,
To every warrior, conqueror of territories, every man always going out so he can bring something home.

To every provider and protector of his family.
Every defender of his domain and representative of God in the lives of his dependants.

To every man that choose character over caliber,
Every Major General, Lord of the Rings,
Lion of the Tribe of his house.

To every correcter with a shout,
Every tough and tender 9-ribbed carrier of his cross.

For every skill, strength, qualification and effort that we put into building meaningful relationships with our women, bonds with our children, and shield through tough times.

For every ‘crave’ for success without substituting values.

For the unconditional love, unflinching sacrifice, and diehard determination to go places our parents never imagined for themselves.

To those who happily lead, as though money, fame and power didn’t exist.

To those who stand tall and sit straight,
Who understand that it doesn't take a 6-figure to be a Father figure.

Happy Father's Day to every man who understands the responsibility and deserves the title.

*Happy Father's Day to You and Me.* "

― Olaotan Fawehinmi , The Soldier Within