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Five men Daniel has loved.
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Melburn Jackson - Like many little boys, Daniel grew up thinking his father knew everything, could do anything, was invincible and immortal. He loved his father dearly and wanted to be just like him when he grew up--perfect and strong. Most little boys get the chance to let go of that notion slowly, gradually, as they grow to understand their fathers are fallible human beings like everyone else. Daniel never had the luxury of looking at his father through the lens of his own maturity. He was only eight when he learned with sudden and appalling finality that his father was not only fallible, but made of the same fragile flesh as any other human.
Dr. Jordan- When he began his studies in Chicago, Daniel had found a kindred spirit in his professor, Dr. Jordan. A constant quest for knowledge, a love of learning for its own sake, a resistance to taking any theory as a 'given' no matter how long it had been accepted as fact--the two men had this in common and more. Dr. Jordan had been Daniel's mentor for two of his doctorates and there was a bond between them that didn't exist with any of Dr. Jordan's other students. Dr. Jordan was everything his grandfather could have been--should have been--but wasn't.
Kasuf - Daniel respected the wisdom his father-in-law displayed as leader of the people of Abydos. Kasuf also had treated him like an equal, as though Daniel had been a man of stature among the Tau'ri. Daniel tried to disabuse Kasuf of that notion, but to no avail as his Good Father would invariably smile and point to Daniel's role in the triumph over Ra as all the proof needed to establish Daniel's credentials. But it was thanks to Kasuf that Daniel's wife, Sha'uri, had had the knowledge essential for the overthrow to succeed. In a society where women were not valued as highly as men, making a daughter a fitting gift for a stranger, Kasuf had treated Sha'uri like a son in many ways, giving her the same education afforded to her brother Skaara. As far as Daniel was concerned, it had been Kasuf's indulgence of a beloved daughter that had won the freedom of Abydos.
Skaara - Although his exile on Abydos had been self-imposed, there were times when Daniel had been overcome by home-sickness. Skaara's buoyant spirit and unflagging optimism had helped Daniel immensely. He greatly appreciated it when his brother-in-law went out of his way to cheer him up. He also found himself in the unaccustomed position of being the subject of hero worship by Skaara and some of the other young men which he didn't quite know how to deal with. When he tried to convince Skaara that there must be much better role models, the young man would laugh and say that such humility proved that Daniel was the best choice.
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