‘I wrote it with a hope’: Shikhar Dhawan opens up about emotional note on his son Zoravar’s birthday
Shikhar Dhawan has revealed that he wrote the emotional post on his son Zoravar’s birthday with a hope that he might end up reading it.
On December 26, Dhawan penned down a heartfelt note on his son’s birthday.
“I was not in pain. I was just expressing my thoughts. It has been five months, since I have spoken to him, I was just expressing emotions. I am an emotional guy and I was just trying to send love to him, because If i will be sad while thinking about him that negative energy will got him,” he said on a podcast with Humans of Bombay.
“I never realized that this post will go viral. I just wrote it from my heart. I wrote it with a hope that in an era of technology my son might end up reading my post,” he said.
“Wherever he is, I hope he is happy hopefully one day he would come and seem me. I am in love with him but at the same time I am also detached. I don’t want to push him.
“I write messages to him everyday, I don’t know whether he is receiving those or not, whether he is reading it or not. I don’t have any expectations. I have accepted it. I am a father and I am trying to do my duty. I miss him,. I feel sad but I have learnt to live with it,” he said.
Dhawan also revealed after being separated from his wife, how he used to travel to Australia to meet his son.
“When I used to go and meet him, he was allowed to meet only twice that too only for two to three hours. I want my son to be around me. I want to hug him,” he said.
The cricketer shared a picture with his son and conveyed his birthday wishes in the caption, revealing the challenges of being unable to connect through traditional means.
“It’s been a year since I saw you in person, and now, for almost three months, I’ve been blocked from everywhere so Posting the same picture to wish you, my boy, a very Happy Birthday,” he wrote on Instagram.
“Even if I can’t connect with you directly, I connect with you through Telepathy. I am so proud of you, and I know you’re doing great and growing up nicely.
“Papa always misses you and loves you. He’s always positive, waiting with a smile for the time when we will meet again by the Grace of God. Be naughty but not destructive, be a giver, be humble, compassionate, patient, and strong.
“Despite not seeing you, I write you messages almost every day, asking about your well-being and daily life, sharing what I’m doing and what’s new in my life. Love you loads Zora, Papa.”
