A Father's Day Reflection on Nationhood and True Fatherhood

A man becomes a true father not merely by biological connection, but by the impact he makes on others—especially on future fathers, the male children around him.

Fathers leave lasting impressions on those they encounter. In this sense, a father is any man who contributes meaningfully to God’s grand design in the life of a child.

True fathers seek to nurture growth and purpose in the children around them. They sacrifice with the hope of seeing these lives flourish and become all they were created to be.

But a sobering truth emerges: there are founding fathers, and there are scattering fathers. Some nourish the gifts and potential in others; others crush or squander them. Much of the wickedness we observe in the world reflects the failures of fathers—men who have sold their fatherhood to selfishness and corruption.

This is the tragic condition of many nations, developing countries most of all—where fatherhood has been exchanged for greed, and power is seized not to build, but to scatter.

There are many fathers, yet it is troubling how often the wayward ones rise to power. They do not father the nation—they fracture it.

For a nation to rise to greatness, it needs true founding fathers—not men who serve the top 1%, but those who bring beauty from the ashes of broken lives, build palaces from slums, draw hope from hopeless dungeons, and offer healing and education to the forgotten.

True fatherhood gives birth to quality education, functioning healthcare, trustworthy institutions built on integrity, and a society united across every divide.

This is a clarion call: fatherhood must be a key quality every citizen looks for before election season. A true father does not sell his conscience or mortgage the future of his children. He will never vote for scattering fathers. Instead, he will seek out and support true founding fathers—men who build, protect, and uplift their people.

Yet, all hope is not lost. History records moments when true fathers emerge in every generation—men who, through courage, integrity, and compassion, choose to build rather than scatter.

The choice is ours: will we rise to the call of nurturing and supporting these fathers for the renewal of our nations? The future does not belong to scattering fathers; it belongs to those who father with vision, sacrifice, and love.

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