Eulogy For Father

My father and I have a very open and expressive relationship, one composed of unconditional love, immense support, and great understanding. For me, my father is my support blanket, my closest confident, and my greatest motivation to lead a sincere, and earnest life. It was him that taught me my first words, encouraged me to take my first steps, and constantly forced me to take on challenges, that any other would have discerned. My father and I are extremely close and connected, it his finger that I constantly hold and use to guide and steady me through life. He is the one that always understands my unspoken fears, feelings, and thoughts, and with complete diligence looks for ways to alleviate my stress and pains. My father holds great pride in all the endeavours I take in life, and never once has he been

Coming from a culture with gender bias and female genocides, I truly appreciate my father raising me with such an open, nonrestrictive, and opportunity filled life. Never has my father allowed it to come to my realization that I should have to sacrifice my aspirations, or my freedom for the beneficiary of these cultural expectations. He has raised me to be an outspoken, strong, and independent young adult, making me to feel indebted and extremely thankful to have him as my mother to give me such an excellent upbringing. One of the things that I most strongly appreciate about my father, is his patience, time and devotion in me. I recall when I was ten years old I had gone astray and went off on a period of self liberation, and rebellion, and instead of rebuking or threatening me to correct my ways, my father offered his support, something I had so strongly needed at the time. Had my father not been so understanding of me, I may have made a mistake that could have affected the rest of my