I never wanted to be like my dad; in fact, I wanted to be the complete opposite. Trust me when I say that I made a conscious effort to distance myself from him. When I left home at the age of 17, one of my primary goals in life was to prove him wrong. Nowadays, I find myself living in close proximity to my dad. It's remarkable how we spent decades apart, only coming together in the last few years, long after his retirement. Whenever I see him now, something inside me shifts. I can't help but feel that if I could embody even a fraction of who he is and what he has accomplished, I would consider myself truly successful. He hasn't changed, and neither have I. But something between us has evolved, and it's a profound transformation. #fathersday #father #relationship #relationships #sons #vineetpanchhi #poetry #hindipoetry