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The Father Who Was Absent, and the Sentence That Stayed
Today, in 2002, my father passed away. Twenty-four years. It is strange how time behaves when someone important has died. The calendar moves. Life continues. Work happens. Children grow older. Your own face changes in the mirror. And yet, somewhere inside, certain memories remain untouched by time. They do not age in the same way. They sit quietly in us. Not always asking for attention. Not always causing pain. But still there. My father was, in many ways, an absent father. T
Ivan Lim
May 316 min read
Father’s Day Reflections on Love, Estrangement, and the Quiet Practice of Letting Go
Preface This personal reflection is shared by Dr. Ivan Zy Lim, founder of the PATH Framework, as a meditation on the intersection of Eastern philosophy and the very human experience of fatherhood and loss. There are days when silence is louder than thunder. Father’s Day, for me, is one of them. I wake early. I sit quietly. No breakfast calls. No text with a heart emoji. No “Dad, remember when…” echoing through my phone. Just the sound of the fan spinning above my desk and
Ivan Lim
Jun 19, 20254 min read
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