I wrote this letter for my father. He died on November 3rd, 2012. He was 55. My family members in Indonesia are compiling all the letters from family and friends and putting them in a book to commemorate him. I wanted to share mine. Not for sympathy, just to share. To release my thoughts.
Dear Dad,
A letter like this could never suffice the amount of love and admiration I have for you. There are just not enough words to help me describe what you mean to me. You loved me completely and unconditionally, a true father that simply wanted to make his daughter feel loved. You did just that. I think what I will miss most are the songs we use to sing in the car, how we would replay it over and over and belt it out. You had a pretty good singing voice actually and I enjoyed hearing you sing. "I'll Be There" by the Jackson 5. We had a lot of songs that will always remind me of you when I hear them, and for that I'm very thankful. I want to work with my art skills more because I know you always wanted me to. I always enjoyed it, I've just neglected it and i don't want to anymore. You are now up with your son and I know you two had such a deep connection. I hope to live my life in honor of both of you, and to live through both of your spirits. I still can't believe you're gone. But in reality, I know you're not. You'll always be with me. With me in the times when I accomplish and times when I struggle. That gives me some comfort, knowing you'll always hold a place in my heart and essentially in my whole being. I am half of what you are but wholly your daughter. Our connection through time and space will extend much deeper and richer than any relation bound by blood could ever embody. Thank you. Thank you for making me feel special. Rest in paradise, daddy. Aku Cinta Kamu.
Love always,
Jenny
