Doddsism #110

Just because you have the title does not mean you are the title.

In honor of fathers day I would like to dedicate this posting to my father. Just because you have a child does not mean you are a parent. Just because a man has a child does not mean that he is a father. My father is a real father. He is not a father simply because he had me, but because of the things he has done and still does. There are qualities that come along with filling a title. You can have the requirements to be something, but not have the actual qualities it takes to really be that title. See being a parent is more than just having a child. You have to provide for that child, protect them, teach them and be an example for them. That is the short list, the complete list of what it takes to be a parent innumerable. Some men have the requirements to be fathers, but have not done the things it takes to be a real father.

This just doesn't apply to being a parent. Every title has duties that go along with them. You can't rest just because you have met the requirements to be a boss, you actually have to do the things that go along with being a boss. There is a huge difference between being and doing, once your are "being" then you have to act "doing." In society we label each other lots of things, some good some bad. If you have been labeled something, you only really are that thing if you act according to that label. For those who label you negatively, you don't have to act according to that label. You can rise above the negative labels that people place on you, act according to the title you wish to obtain. If you want to be a king you can not carry yourself as a commoner. In short, act like the thing that you want to be. Sometimes you may not meet the requirements but, you can still become what you have set to be. Happy Fathers day

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