No, Not That Way

From the land of oxymoron comes the dilemma of a father (or fathers) being part of something wonderful but within a tragic context.

News at the foreign desk includes the nationwide candle-lighting honoring Thai fathers as well as the king, who has let his own moral control of the country lapse as political parties battle for the favor of the country's military.

On the domestic front is the story of a son who discovered the love his father had for his grandfather. Sadly, he faced those feelings when he found his father's suicide note, which directed him to his granddad's frozen body stowed in the fridge.

Finally, we have the report from the business side of life of two sisters who may be following their father's footsteps and achieve their own real estate empire, albeit perhaps for only a short time as they sell it off. They await word on the final resolution of their 25-year legal struggle with their older brother, who claimed all rights to their father's estate — and real estate — upon his death in the 1950s.

Honor, love and footsteps. Wonderful themes of fatherhood that prove themselves not immune to being found in unfortunate circumstances.