Our love for the father gives us support for every day of our lives for a long time even after they have gone for years.
Prof Dr Zaeem Jaffery of LUMS, who left this world a few years ago, surprised me when he told me in 2000-01 that his father (Syed Hasan Jaffery) passed away six years earlier, and not a day passes when he does not remember him. I could not comprehend the enormity of this till I lost my father (Ahsan Hyder) in 2004.
It has been 11 years now and not a day passes that I do not remember him. Initially this rememberance was accompanied by a pang in my heart and a lump in my throat. However, now this rememberance is more mellowed and contains warmth, softness and support.
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| 1928-30(?) Matriculation of my father Ahsan Hyder: From L-R: Sitting: Syed Ikram Hyder(great-grandfather), Syed Ab Ghani Hyder (grandfather) Standing: Sultan Hyder (Rummi)-Rasheed Hyder- Ahsan Hyder-Zaheer Hyder-Jarrar Hyder |
It has been 11 years now and not a day passes that I do not remember him. Initially this rememberance was accompanied by a pang in my heart and a lump in my throat. However, now this rememberance is more mellowed and contains warmth, softness and support.
