''Siblings. Nature's way of creating a slightly (or very) different version of us.''I picked up my brother from school this afternoon and witnessed something that touched my heart. I slowed down my car as the students were crossing the road, and that was when I watched a boy holding the hands of his younger brother as they cross to the other side of the road. The elder boy looked carefully at both directions of the driveway while firmly holding his brother's hands to ensure that they get to the other side safely, and the younger brother followed closely by his side. The warmth of their brotherhood radiated through a simple act of bringing each other across the street.
As I was driving and searching for the sight of my brother, I found him doing the same thing. Our eyes met and he headed towards my car. I smiled to myself (like an idiot), because I have a sibling. =)
I have a younger brother. Our age gap is rather huge, and in sundry ways our uniqueness is clear, but nothing gets in the way of our close and whimsical sibling-hood. Like most siblings, we annoy each other to the core at times. We fight then we make up. Siblings fight over ANYTHING and EVERYTHING, but you know they are the ones who will be right next to you when the world tumbles down. There's a saying that goes 'Half the time when siblings wrestle, it is just an excuse to hug each other', I think this is somewhat true. LOL. Through siblings fights I learnt that anger is natural and that relationships can survive disagreements. Because despite how much we fight, he is the one person I know that will never leave me behind. I'm truly glad that I have a close relationship with my brother and that he'll always come to me to share everything.
Having siblings is a blessing. To the outside world we grow and change, but not to our brothers and sisters, because we know each other as we always were by heart. We share family feuds and the ups and downs. Siblings can sit next to each other in utter silence all day and be completely comfortable. They are like best friends that you can never get rid of; You know no matter what you do they'll still be there. When siblings get together, no fortress is as strong as the pact they make.
'Sweet is the voice of a sibling in the season of sorrow', when we feel like nothing seems right, our siblings come and pick us up from the ground to make things right again, and we do the same for them. We all act like we don't care, but deep down we know that we're looking out for each other. Sometimes being a brother/sister is even better than being a superhero.
'It snowed last year: I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down and I knocked my brother down then we had tea.' - Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet and writer.
Love your siblings.
P.S. If you don't have a sibling, that doesn't make you less special, it only makes you unique in your way, where you share your love with cousins or friends.
Sincerely,
Yvonne
1 comment:
Ha ha. Totally get what you're saying. I myself is a middle child, and I occasionally get into fights with my younger bro too, and we'd end up calling it a truce. Like there was this one time, he got upset with me, and he called me a pervert. I was so mad, I literally chased him down the street where our house was located.
But really, like you said, we can't live without our siblings. In my case, I'd say that my younger bro is FAR more mature and street-smart than me. Worlds apart, actually.
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