My dad is like God

My dad is like God in that he is much of an enigma and is hard to understand. He has no divine powers and he has yet to create something as great as the universe.

I remember a few weeks ago my dad came in the house in a jolly mood and asked us what we wanted, I wasn’t in the mood for anything so I asked for nothing, my baby sister still new to pizza asked for a whole pizza for herself; my dad nodded and walked out.

A couple of days passed and still my dad had not returned with my baby sister’s pizza. I laughed as every single night when I dished up supper my baby sister wouldn’t want any food, she would look up at me with her dark eyes filled with innocence and say “My dad is coming with the pizza and I don’t want to be full”.  I would half smile at her unbelievable faith in believing that my dad would still bring the pizza.

Almost a week later my dad came early in the morning with a box of pizza in his hands.
“Give it to your baby sister” he said.
“But what about me? what about my pizza?” I asked suddenly craving the Italian fast food.
“But Nobantu I asked you if you wanted anything and you said you wanted nothing” he said and looked at me as I tried to come up with an explanation. I couldn’t think up of one so he left. I reheated the pizza and gave it my baby sister whose faith had been rewarded.  I moped around the whole day that day mulling over my dad’s weird persona and in the end I came to the conclusion that he is like God and here’s why:

1) My dad is loving man, not the hugs and kisses type but you know when you are in his presence that you are loved.

2) My dad keeps his promises, they maybe a little delayed but in the end you get what he promised. He promised me a car and I’m sure I’ll get one. He promised my brother he would kick him out of the house if he continued to misbehave and he did.

3) He wants the best for his children. He is a strict father, has never drunk a drop of alcohol or experimented with drugs, He warns us of the dangers of narcotics and alcohol. He put us through the best schools. He teaches us the hard way the things that the world would teach us in an even harsher way. He warns us of the consequences of not listening to him.

4) He is a hard worker, he built himself up when his peers where busy playing around- they all wonder how he got to his success. He indulges in resting after a hard six days of working; he did after all create his own empire.

5) He appreciates those who are grateful to him.  A “Thank you” to my dad is not saying those words to him but it is showing it to him- in other words you must live your life to show his impact in your life.

6) Everyone knows how good he is. People I don’t even know come up to me singing the praises of my father of how good he is and how great his achievements are.

6) He hates a lazy person.

7) You get what you ask for so be specific.

8) He is an enigma. In my 21 years of life I have yet to say I full know my dad and in his 48 years of life my grandma is yet to say she fully knows him but even so we love him and accept him, not knowing him to the fullest is what makes him amazing.

I love my father and every day I learn something new about him. I understand God better now because of him, he of course does not compare to the love and greatness of the Lord but every day I learn new aspects about Him and it is all because of him.