RIP

15 years ago today, a lovely, amazing, inspirational and wise man left my life.

He taught me my values, my ethics. He taught me principles and morals.

He gave me good advice, and taught me to be strong, resilient and purposeful.

He gave me constructive criticism, which he believed would shape me and help me grow.

He lead by example, and showed me that sacrifice was part of life as well as overwhelming generosity.

He was kind, caring, deep and loyal. He was the most dependable person I have ever known.

He was intellectual, politically strong willed, a massive independent thinker. He was also strong and stubborn and sometimes hard to please.

I always wanted his approval, and I always wanted his acceptance.

Sometimes, I expected too much, and I was disappointed, and he always told me to "expect disappointment". I never understood this, until I realised it wasn't a negative opinion. What he really was saying that as soon as you expect something from someone, and they don't deliver... Disappointment usually follows close behind. - He was right.

I learnt so many lessons from him and his life, many of them were understood and made sense much later after he left my life.

He left my life because the leukaemia took him away.

He was my daddy. I was his only child. I miss and love you daddy.

RIP
Ram Krishna Paul
(10th June 1937 - 9th September 1998)