Note from Er Gen :

The love of a father is like a mountain. For many years, I didn’t understand this. I truly came to understand what it means to be a father eight years ago, when I became a father.

Then I understood how the love of a father and mother are different. When I was young, I read an essay by Zhu Ziqing [1], called Retreating Figure [2]. I didn’t understand it then, but many years later it came to mind.

Every time I read it, I understand it more, and the meaning becomes more profound. Every time I read it, I understand more about what it means to be a father.

[tl: [1] = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Ziqing

[2] = http://barney.gonzaga.edu/~chongls/CP/zhu2a.htm ]

Today, I won’t ask for any monthly vote tickets. Instead, I wish a safe journey through life to all fathers. (Brothers and Sisters, please spend more time with your father. Take more opportunities to wish him well. It wasn’t until I had my own child that I realized how difficult it is for a father and mother to raise a child.)