Father’s Day – Hüseyin Gelis https://gelis.org Mon, 20 May 2019 11:17:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Being a father means being a compass for children in every phase of life https://gelis.org/en/2016/07/19/being-a-father-means-being-a-compass-for-children-in-every-phase-of-life/ https://gelis.org/en/2016/07/19/being-a-father-means-being-a-compass-for-children-in-every-phase-of-life/#respond Tue, 19 Jul 2016 08:18:20 +0000 https://gelis.org/?p=1032 As the original texts are written in Turkish, English translation is provided for non-Turkish readers. The author apologizes in advance for any and all possible changes and losses in meaning due to translation.

“Baba” (father) is a word that means and sounds the same in Turkish, Persian, Sanskrit, and Chinese, and it is also used in Western languages with slight differences. Although this word is the same or similar in many languages, as a part of the changes we go through, the meaning of being a father is changing.

Fathers are no longer simply responsible for making money, they have many other responsibilities as well. If we adopt and implement change and diversity in every aspect of our lives and assume various responsibilities, we can set better examples to our children. Thus, they will also assume different roles in their lives and be more successful in the changing world. Being a father means being a compass for children in every phase of life…

I celebrate this special day of fathers and respectfully commemorate the ones who passed away, but entrusted their selfless, disciplined, hardworking children to us and to our country.

Happy Father’s Day!

]]> https://gelis.org/en/2016/07/19/being-a-father-means-being-a-compass-for-children-in-every-phase-of-life/feed/ 0 A Look into the Mirror – it is Father’s Day: https://gelis.org/en/2015/06/21/a-look-into-the-mirror-it-is-fathers-day/ https://gelis.org/en/2015/06/21/a-look-into-the-mirror-it-is-fathers-day/#respond Sun, 21 Jun 2015 12:20:50 +0000 https://gelis.org/?p=928 As the original texts are written in Turkish, English translation is provided for non-Turkish readers. The author apologizes in advance for any and all possible changes and losses in meaning due to translation.

Today we recall and celebrate our Fathers, those who are around us and those who we lost.  I lost my Father at Father’s Day, just 4 years ago. Did I really lose him? This morning I looked into the mirror and there he was my Father, I have not lost him.

How happy are those today, who can see (in them self) their Fathers.

Happy Father’s Day

]]> https://gelis.org/en/2015/06/21/a-look-into-the-mirror-it-is-fathers-day/feed/ 0 Father’s Day – how much of our Fathers is still in us? https://gelis.org/en/2014/06/18/fathers-day-how-much-of-our-fathers-is-still-in-us/ https://gelis.org/en/2014/06/18/fathers-day-how-much-of-our-fathers-is-still-in-us/#respond Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:34:28 +0000 https://gelis.org/?p=995 As the original texts are written in Turkish, English translation is provided for non-Turkish readers. The author apologizes in advance for any and all possible changes and losses in meaning due to translation.

Sunday my sons congratulated me for Father’s Day. For me it was a day to remember my own Father, who passed away on Father’s Day, just 3 years ago. In our family we grew up to remember events and nurture memories. As a Father myself, I try to pass some of those family related memories to my children as well. These memories do not need to be those related to extraordinary achievements. They are more those simple memories about who our ancestors were and how they lived life. We remember them and sometimes we understand who we as individuals are and act in our own life. For this I remember my Father ( not only) on Father’s Day and every year I am surprised to discover how much of him is still in me.

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