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Gabriel with his late Dad when he was much younger[/caption](Published on Facebook first on April 22, 2010)
You were known generally to the world as a good man
But you are more than a good man to me.
Everyone simply couldn’t believe that you were the one that died
I, personally because of my selfish nature wish it was someone else.
I have cried and looked at our picture ever since you left but that has in no way given me any comfort.
From the very first day I entered that house while you were at the hospital I felt like I entered an empty house even though there were quite a number of people living with us. That was when I feared and prayed that you recover soon. The moment I saw your dead body after I was told I knew living in that house will never be the same for me again.
I have not slept under that same roof we use to share ever since you were gone but I hope to be able to do that soon if for the feeling alone.
Every single time I get to a lonely place I secretly wish you show up and just say something to me.
Pale, if not for you I will not be a free man today, you gave me the freedom to become a man, I couldn’t have wished for another because through you I grew to become independent in almost every area of my life. You were more than a good man to me you were my mini god that I had made a vow between myself and God almighty to give to you the first fruit of an aspect of my life but it’s so unfortunate that you are no more. I will love you forever and I promise to tell my wife and children about you, I will tell them how you sold your shoe to pay for my school fees at a time.
I seriously desire that you live a bit longer for you to see how I had planned to dazzle you, I was not able to introduce my wife to you, you will not be able to carry my children, my children will not have the privilege of coming to spend an holiday with their grandfather and worst of all I won’t sit on your laps and receive your blessing on my wedding day, I can’t even ask for your opinion on issues bothering me. You are not the one that should die now.
I have too many things on my mind sir but this few I have written tells how much I want to write. I will keep the memories we shared and will not depart from the kind heart I believe I got from you even though you complain about it because your death has shown to me that what matters about life is not how long or short you live but how much you did for other lives. You did not spare your money, time, house and everything when it comes to helping people and I promise not to spare mine too.
Daddy mi, I thank God for giving me you as a father because I can’t imagine what I’ll end up as if you were not my father.
Rest well in the bosom of our lord!
Gabriel Olufemi Isola Man G
(omo OLATUNJI)
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