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clement[perched in a tree, his headtail twined around a branch, at least he's not super-zooming in on the feed now, but he's still a little clumsy with the comm as he starts]
According to the Network, today seems a day of fatherly veneration. [or ...vexation.]
So much of what I am, I owe to the faith my father had in me. From his example, I learned strength; the kind that bends, the kind that gives priority to the defenseless, the kind that stands again each time it falls. The kind that loves without reservation and without end. I was -- far from a perfect son, and I made many mistakes, but I hope that he was proud of me. [a momentary flicker of faltering, only brief. The transition is more certain.]
As a father myself, I realized what a great responsibility it was to guide young minds--and to be, in turn, guided by them. How much we all have to teach one another... [a quiet smile, and then he turns more serious]
It is my hope that, for those of you who had paternal love, its memory will sustain you until you are reunited. And for those of you who lacked that love, I pray you are able to release yourselves from the pain of regrets.
All will be well.
According to the Network, today seems a day of fatherly veneration. [or ...vexation.]
So much of what I am, I owe to the faith my father had in me. From his example, I learned strength; the kind that bends, the kind that gives priority to the defenseless, the kind that stands again each time it falls. The kind that loves without reservation and without end. I was -- far from a perfect son, and I made many mistakes, but I hope that he was proud of me. [a momentary flicker of faltering, only brief. The transition is more certain.]
As a father myself, I realized what a great responsibility it was to guide young minds--and to be, in turn, guided by them. How much we all have to teach one another... [a quiet smile, and then he turns more serious]
It is my hope that, for those of you who had paternal love, its memory will sustain you until you are reunited. And for those of you who lacked that love, I pray you are able to release yourselves from the pain of regrets.
All will be well.
