..lessons for your sons..then may be they'l be more men of honor than you..especially you.

If u can still keep confidence on yourself when all the others r losing theirs n r blaming u for it, if u can keep space for their doubting n blaming without losing ur trust on urself



If u can b patient n if people tell lies about u n u still don't lie to anyone or if people hate u but u don't let hatred get the better of you, n yet not look that good,



If you have the power to dream n not let them overpower you, if u can think but even act on those thoughts n not keep thinking eternally, n if u can meet triumph n disaster just the same way (ie. not be too proud of your victories or lose confidence when u lose).



If you can hear your own words being used by others for their selfish deeds n still keep calm, if u can c sth that u worked hard for, being broken down n still hv the courage n perseverance to build it again,



If u can take a risk n if u happen to lose all that u hv earned till now, if you muster courage n start all over again never fretting over your loss,



If u can force every little strength in u to serve u n even wen u r exhausted, if you can have a positive will to continue,



If you can keep original n not change n talk to all people,if u can treat all people the same way, (kings n other low ranks), if no ones bad words can discourage you, if u can utilise every minute,then the whole world is yours. n the last line is self explanatory



IF you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too;



If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:



If you can dream - and not make dreams your master; If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same;



If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:



"If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'



If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, ' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch, if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much;



If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a man of honor..

@proverb...some absenteeism is not by choice.

If you got a better job offer in a different country, say in TZ where the educational system wouldnt favour you migrating with your whole family, would you take it?

@Proverb, lets be gender sensitive

...to the single FATHERS toiling in the absence of their children's MOTHERS... I speak of gratitude to your show of fortitude. I raise my mug of cold milkshake to celebrate you. Cheers! You have done us proud.

Am 100% with you!

Absentism has always been associated with fathers.But I think that line of reasoning should change.Not all fathers are absentees.Maybe some are but why generalize?We love our kids so much.If one fathe is absent for whatever reasons,why should all fathers pay?