As You Retire Today...

Hi DAD,

This is a mail I had been planning to write for a really long time to come..
Today, June 14th 2009 is one of those Big Day's in your life.. the one that you would remember for years to come..
I could'nt have wished more to be there by your side and witness the tremendous nostalgia that you may be feeling at this point in time..

As you look back at 33 years of your professional life in the private sector, you sure do have a lot to be proud of !!!

There have been tremendous amounts of up's and down's, a few which We as a family are all well aware of...
a lot many that you may have kept to yourself or even between You and Mom for all the right reasons..

Whatever was the case, that Trademark Laugh of yours always echoed a sense of happiness and well-being in you and is truly one of the things I personally admire the most..
You have been a gr8 DAD to US inspite of all the wrongs we did, and the small amounts of pain that we have caused you..

Your 60 years are truly the ones worth living by each one of us.. your birth to a farmer DAD, a childhood spent in a typically fulfilling rural setup, your teenage spent away from home and loved ones, then your adulthood spent in Pune - the very place which transformed you to a true HERO - with those polished manners, fluent english, great clothes & a personality that others could only envy having...

Your time spent dating mom, writing to her, playing badminton together, staying put in Akkalkot for a while.. getting married, beginning a life in a 1 room apartment on prabhat road, becoming a DAD, being responsible and accountable enough for the progress of the entire JOINT MAHAJAN family, proving to be the strongest root of the Extended Family Tree and treating everyone's illness with empathy, fulfilling all of our wishes and desires.. you went out of your way to help, protect and nurture all of us very positively...

Today as you retire and tomorrow as you turn 60 you couldn't have wished for more fulfillment and a sense of satisfaction that you feel right now I am sure.

Congratulations DAD and CHEERS to LIFE !! CHEERS to The MILESTONE 60 Years DADDY !! :)

Just as you had dreams for us and we fulfilled most of them, Your Children too have a Dream for you ..
We wish you all the Health, Wealth, Happiness and the longest carefree Years Ahead !!

Moving to your "Biggest Dream Come True Luxurious Bungalow", Being a Grandpa to AVANI, Coming Home to your Daughter on your 1st Trip Abroad, taking time out to Sight See the Beautiful Europe - yours is the kind of Retirement everyone can only Dream of !! But you are actually going to live it to the tee !! :)

We all wished a lot to be there on this important day, and nothing can make up for our presence by your side today. Neverthless, I just wrote in to remind you how PROUD we all feel for everything you have achieved so far and wish you luck for every little thing that you set out to achieve in the years to come..

May GOD shower his Choicest Blessings on You - Today and Forever !!

Lots of Luv,
- Sayla Beta :)