Recently, I feel the world moving closer to my past. Everything I am experiencing this season had already happened. This time, I am watching from afar instead of being in it. I see others experience it, and it gives me that familiar feeling of remembrance.
For instant, today, I went for an intra-state sight-seeing with a friend and I met my past there. We stopped by a village and decided to have snacks and drinks. The place we sat had a particular store that reminded me of the exact one we had when I was a child.
The compartment of the store was the same, the fact that we had more goods to sell, with less space to accommodate everything was present as well. The stuffiness I remember as a child, the overcrowded zones, the waste waterproof and used products lying around, everywhere.
I saw the villagers and they looked exactly like the ones I grew up in mom's store with. This memory was very vivid and clear. It made me remember how far we have come as a family and how much the universe has blessed my parents.
We are no longer staying in overcrowded zones or regions. Dad built a house with a lot of space, I had forgotten what it felt like to live in crowds. The Almighty has blessed my family in diverse ways, and I can't help but stay grateful.
Mu family have experienced more growth than I can possibly remember
I do not think we would have come this far without God. He provided everything.
As I sat there eating away my rolls, I tried to remember, what could have been the factors that contributed to the growth my family experienced. I couldn't place my fingers on anything. I could only catch glimpses of dad perfecting his ability to construct and build. This skill had earned him project manager in different Civil Engineering companies.
I remember how he always comes home with work-related gist for mom and grandma. It was fun to listen to him talk about this boss, his co-workers, and the people who worked under him.
He was gifted and intelligent, so having access to the bigger authority wasn't a problem. The only thing dad repeatedly said was the fact that he had access to building materials, a lot of times since he was in charge. He said he often hears stories of people who stole those materials in another establishment to sell them and enrich their pockets. Dad said, he didn't do any of these. He was accountable in everything, and he stayed honest throughout the different construction projects he supervised and embarked upon.
The act of stealing building materials and selling them off disgusted him. He was against it. The people in question did this since the materials were plenty, and they will be easily replaced by the company if they intend to finish off the project in the different states allocated to them.
Planning set my dad apart from the rest of his colleagues
This is the part that I remembered as I sat there. I realized I had a father who planned carefully what he does, and it turned out right. He made sure his family was provided for and we never lacked anything. He built a place for us to stay and grow as a family. He filled in the spaces of our lives with the necessary things and we enjoyed the rest of life's journey with him.
It is the Almighty who gave him the wisdom to lead his family in the right direction. The progress dad had is enviable. Sometimes, I find myself trying to surpass him in anything. I still have a lot to learn and I am yet to accomplish half of his achievements, but, I am not deterred. I will get there someday. Step by step. Just as he did them by taking small steps.
My dad is the best thing that happened to all of us. He has sacrificed a lot for our well-being, and I don't know if we will ever be able to repay him. I am happy he is my father. May the Almighty continue to bless him and shine his goodness upon him. Amen.