A long time ago, a little girl came into the world as a daughter to parents who doted on her. She was the apple of their eye and they worked at protecting her from the harsh climes of the world.
She loved her daddy and he made her want to be just like him. He inspired in her the qualities of discipline, hard work, honesty and determination. Her mother imbibed in her the strength and the courage to face life as it came. Under the watchful eyes of her parents, she grew up to be a young adult with a mind of her own. She rebelled customs, traditions and norms and grew up questioning almost everything her parents believed in. They tried their best to fit her ideas into their world but it was always a compromise on both ends. She pursued her dreams and developed her ideas as her family helped her to soar. She wanted to excel at everything as her father and he became a role model to look up to. She grew up in her parents' shadow learning from their mistakes and building her own life minute by minute, year by year!
She loved her daddy and he made her want to be just like him. He inspired in her the qualities of discipline, hard work, honesty and determination. Her mother imbibed in her the strength and the courage to face life as it came. Under the watchful eyes of her parents, she grew up to be a young adult with a mind of her own. She rebelled customs, traditions and norms and grew up questioning almost everything her parents believed in. They tried their best to fit her ideas into their world but it was always a compromise on both ends. She pursued her dreams and developed her ideas as her family helped her to soar. She wanted to excel at everything as her father and he became a role model to look up to. She grew up in her parents' shadow learning from their mistakes and building her own life minute by minute, year by year!
It was only a matter of time that she grew up and could respect their views without giving up on her own. She agreed to disagree with her parents on many accounts and learnt to respect them for their opinions and for the life they built together. She was learning the necessity for honesty and diplomacy in conveying her point of view. She was an adult and was growing up in the likeness of her father, just as she wanted!
She was still daddy's little girl though who always knew that he will be there to set things right and to help her with all her decisions. She grew up believing that her parents will watch over her just as they always have. She fought their shadow at times but she knew that she treasured the shade it provided.
But then one day, her dad called asking her for the solution to a problem.
She felt the shadow moving. She was no longer Daddy's little girl who could run to him for every little problem seeking comfort. She was an adult now and was responsible for them. Life had indeed come a full circle. It was that time when they needed the strength and the support to carry on with life as they knew. It was a time when their mind and body would both begin to fail them but she needed to be there to make a difference...
The shadow she fought all her life to walk away from was now moving and she could feel the heat ...
She could no longer be the little girl who thought "My daddy is the strongest"...
Life does come a full circle...
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