Lesson of Life

I was walking in a shopping mall with Yohanen. He was all excited and went about running being care free. As a father, it brought much delight and pleasure to see my sixteen month son enjoying his freedom. Later that evening, we met a clown who made a balloon in the form on an animal. Wow...Yohanen was extremely excited (he loves balloons).
Then something terrible happened. The balloon that he was holding in his hands, fell. And a small girl walked over it! And right before his very eyes, the animal shaped balloon vanished!
I stood there looking at the remains of the balloon. As a father, i could not help but feel the pain and disillusionment that my son was going through. It hurts...still does as i recall the incident. Hold i could do is to held him in my arms.
Felt like getting another piece of balloon for him. But i realised that there would be moments in future when Yohanen has to go through pain, grief and lost. This is the sad reality of life. If i rescue to him now, i would not be helping him to cope with the disappointments later in life. As a father on this earth, i realised that ultimately it is only our Father in Heaven who can truly comfort and meet every persons need - this also includes Yohanen.