Sunday is a special day and if it falls on Father’s Day, as is traditional on the third Sunday of June in Cuba, the rejoicing is double, because the family gathers and has as the center of the celebration the patriarch of the family.
From the biblical Abraham to our Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, fathers have been venerated for fulfilling their historical and social role of bringing sustenance to the house and maintaining with elegant strength the family name as part of their beautiful lineage.
Thus, in many families, the Miguels are like the Louises in the history of the monarchy of France. There are several families where all of them are called Charles, Philip, Joseph, Alfred and with grace I call them when I visit them Charles I, Charles II or Charles III, because they keep the tradition throughout the generations.
Being a father is difficult because from the moment a child comes into the world a responsibility begins that does not end even with the death of the parent, because the teaching remains with those tips and examples that you never get tired of giving and fulfilling.
The father is not perfect as a person and also makes mistakes, but if he is intelligent he rectifies and learns from them, because no one is born perfect and unfortunately when we learned everything about life we have to leave for eternity.
When a parent makes a mistake or his position in front of a child’s problem is not the most appropriate, the best thing to do is to establish a dialogue to solve the problem and not to give him a repressive speech. And it is as the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes said: A father doing for his son is doing for himself.
Prudent father is he who knows his son, said the British poet and writer William Shakespeare.
A good father never tires of teaching, as expressed by the French philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau when he said: “A good father is worth a hundred teachers.
It is sad to see a good father living alone because his children had to leave in search of a better economic horizon and only see each other through video calls, but his eyes light up when he sees his beautiful grandchildren, and at that moment he forgets the aches and pains of physical wear and tear.
My father is gone today, but I always carry him in my heart, and I never forget his teachings, although he did not have a university education, but he was a beautiful man because of his physique and personality.
The father must also be presumptuous and worry, as a modern being, to do exercises to remain physically attractive in front of the girlfriend or wife, and mark the muscles in arms and legs with long sleeve shirts and jeans.
In the age of the Internet and Artificial Intelligence the father should be the most informed of the family in terms of culture, history, and sports because he will always be the center of attention when the family gathers to celebrate birthdays, Christmas or New Year’s Eve or this special Sunday.
But an excellent father should know that it is not the flesh and blood, but the heart, that makes us a better father.
Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernandez
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