Hisday

"Be kind to thy father, for when thou wert young,
Who loved thee so fondly as he?
He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue,
And joined in they innocent glee."

Such a sentiment from the mid-19th century applies today to fewer and fewer fathers because more and more male breeders don’t act like men. Possessing religious belief, according to data, assures greater involvement, commitment and staying power in a relationship, especially if sanctioned by marriage. But faith alone won’t do. As our Pope Benedict XVI states often, reason is the flip side on the coin that helps to buy us the good life. Hisday represents less and less of both Faith in God and rational, moral behavior. Statistics mark the downward trend to Gomorrah. Whether a father believes literally in the Biblical account of Gomorrah’s destruction because of its evil ways or believes it’s a figurative symbol or parable against sin, he who has not done his duty should be ashamed. "The principal duty which a parent owed to a child was to make him happy." again was said by a mid-19th century writer knew the formula for fatherhood - being there for a child, then, now and forever. When will some American fathers learn?