Happy Birthday!

On this special day, I want you to know that you are one of the most incredible children I have ever met, and I was blessed to grow up with your uncle and mother, so I know a thing or two about amazing children. When I look at you, I see the future, a man who is going to take the family DNA, along with that of your father, and make it known to the world. In your intelligence, I see a man who will silently go about learning all that is necessary to carry himself in the way that is becoming of a scholar and a gentlemen. In your beauty, I see a man who will have women scurrying for favor. In your size and physical presence, I see a man who will excel at any athletic feat he deems worthy of his time. But above all, in you compassion, I see a man who will show that understanding and unbridled love, not ruthlessness and intolerance, is what is necessary to be successful in this world. There is nothing you cannot accomplish, and I know this because I know you. Happy birthday little one.