On Father’s day I miss my Daddy – Herman Raphael Nayer (1909-2003). I think of all the father’s day gifts that I made him over the years and of all the gifts that he passed on to me:
– my deep set eyes and hook nose
– love of literature, great music and art
– appreciation of intelligence and genius
– curiosity and awe
– the transformational power of great suffering
– the depths and heights of the human heart
– Yiddish stories, Freud and Shakespeare
– off color jokes
– dill pickles and pastrami (in my pre- vegie days)
– cultural judaism
– New York City
– Sunday Times crossword puzzles
– serving and caring for others (he was a physician)
– swimming
– clam digging
– endurance
– warm hugs
– the gift of deep conversation
– love
Happy Father’s Day.
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