برحيل الوالد رحمه الله، اكتملت حلقات الفقد، وتوّجت أحزان العمر المتلاحقة بالوجع المتجدد، كانت والدتي رحلت قبله بسنوات، إلا أن رحيل والدي كان مصادفاً لليوم العالمي للأب لهذا العام. توقفتُ عند لوحة تشير إلى المناسبة، واستعدتُ حينها كل ذكريات عمري مع أبي، وأنا في الخمسين وفي لحظة عدتُ طفلاً، يفتّشُ في صندوق وحافظة ذكرياته؛ وانسابت كل تلك المشاعر لتصب في جدول روح من دفنت جسده منذ أيام.
ما زاد في تأجيج عاطفتي، موقف صدر عن ابنتي لمى، التي جاءتني لتشكو لي، من أخيها سلطان الذي يكبرها بثلاثة أعوام، وكما تعرفون شقاوة الأولاد على أخواتهم، جاءت لتقول لي: «هو الذي ضربني». في تلك اللحظة تحديداً، وبما أحمله على كتفي من أحزان منذ أيام العزاء، انفجرت مشاعر ظلت تنمو لخمسة عقود. إنها ذات اللحظة التي كنت فيها فيما مضى أهرب فيها إلى أبي من كل أحد يؤذيني؛ كونه لا سند لي سواه بعد الله. إنها لحظة أدركت فيها ماذا يعني الأب؟ ولكن عقب الرحيل إلى الأبد.
ربما تأتي كلمات الوفاء والعرفان متأخرة نوعاً ما عن مناسبة، ويغدو يوم الأب العالمي مناسبة نستعيد فيها المواقف الشجنيّة، ونبعث رسائل ربما لا تصل لآبائنا، لكن من الضروري بعثها، لعل أرواح الآباء تتلقاها. الأب لا تفي كل الكلمات بحق تقديره كما يجب. وماذا يمكننا أن نقول عمّن يبذل من عمره وزهرة روحه وثمرة قلبه من أجل أن يحيا أبناؤه آمنين؛ وإن تذكروه ففي مناسبة عابرة لبعض الوقت، ثم يعودون لانغماسهم في حياتهم ومشاغلهم على أمل إدراك يوم أبٍ عالمي قادم.
«هو الذي ضربني»
15 أغسطس 2025 - 02:31
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With the passing of my father, may he rest in peace, the circles of loss were completed, and the sorrows of my life were crowned with renewed pain. My mother had passed away years before him, but my father's departure coincided with this year's Father's Day. I paused at a sign indicating the occasion and recalled all the memories of my life with my father. At fifty years old, in that moment, I became a child again, rummaging through a box and a folder of memories; all those feelings flowed together into a stream of the spirit of someone I buried just days ago.
What intensified my emotions was an incident involving my daughter Lama, who came to me to complain about her brother Sultan, who is three years older than her. As you know, the mischief of boys towards their sisters, she came to say to me: "He is the one who hit me." At that very moment, with the burdens of sorrow I have been carrying since the days of mourning, feelings erupted that had been growing for five decades. It was the same moment when I used to run to my father from anyone who hurt me; he was my only support after God. It was a moment when I realized what a father means, but only after the departure to eternity.
Perhaps words of loyalty and gratitude come a bit late for the occasion, and Father's Day becomes a time to recall poignant moments and send messages that may not reach our fathers, but it is essential to send them, so that perhaps the spirits of fathers can receive them. No words can adequately express the appreciation they deserve. What can we say about someone who dedicates their life, the flower of their soul, and the fruit of their heart so that their children may live in safety; and if they remember him, it is only on a fleeting occasion for a while, before they return to their lives and concerns, hoping to recognize another upcoming Father's Day.
What intensified my emotions was an incident involving my daughter Lama, who came to me to complain about her brother Sultan, who is three years older than her. As you know, the mischief of boys towards their sisters, she came to say to me: "He is the one who hit me." At that very moment, with the burdens of sorrow I have been carrying since the days of mourning, feelings erupted that had been growing for five decades. It was the same moment when I used to run to my father from anyone who hurt me; he was my only support after God. It was a moment when I realized what a father means, but only after the departure to eternity.
Perhaps words of loyalty and gratitude come a bit late for the occasion, and Father's Day becomes a time to recall poignant moments and send messages that may not reach our fathers, but it is essential to send them, so that perhaps the spirits of fathers can receive them. No words can adequately express the appreciation they deserve. What can we say about someone who dedicates their life, the flower of their soul, and the fruit of their heart so that their children may live in safety; and if they remember him, it is only on a fleeting occasion for a while, before they return to their lives and concerns, hoping to recognize another upcoming Father's Day.