The Attentive Father

Last night on train I saw a very moving sight. It was of a father caring attentively for his disabled son. His son was strapped firmly to a pram because he couldn't support himself. Spinal Bifida perhaps?

But anyway the point was that although the dad was busy studying on the train, his attention was all on his son. As the son slept and his head seemed to grow too heavy all of a sudden, his dad was there to cradle it and help support the weight. And when his son resisted his dad's attempts to guide his head back on the pram, his dad just left his hand there to act as a pillow. All this time, his dad just looked on lovingly.

Then when his son started coughing, his dad's anxiety showed in the way he stroked his son's chest in order to ease his son's discomfort. Constantly, he never looked away form his son.

The son woke up after the coughing fit and started to laugh. It was then that you could see the worry and anxiety disappear from the dad's face. He proceeded to kiss his son's hands lovingly before they continued to play with each other and they were so happy. I could feel myself smiling with the dad.