I looked at my reflection in
the mirror and was impressed with my style before leaving home. Being just 17
seems to be a big responsibility for me since maintaining good looks together
with my grades comes with a lot of hard work. My playful attitude sometimes
does not keep me in line but that’s when I recall those days where my big
brother will be right beside me watching over me like I’m a small kid and he
still does in discreet. There’s always a problem when it comes to showing
affection especially between the male gender; the need to maintain a tough
face. I’m always the apple of the eye at home, while my brother will be the
hard core who seems to carry around a stern face but I just know how to melt
that tender heart.
A 7 years age gap sometimes
turns out to be a huge boundary between siblings making the bonding to be
little difficult in certain cases. The little one might still be a school
student while the elder will be working or maybe a high school student versus a
kindergarten kid. Of course, through people’s eyes, it looks cute but in
reality to find the common ground is quite tough. Apart all those things that
stop us from initiating a conversation, both of us found ourselves holding each
other’s hand guiding our way through life. Beholding our fate has brothers; we
smiled through rough roads without questioning the reason for the occurrence
and plugged in a set of earphones where one ear allowed the music to slip
through while the other allowed for informative gossips to slip in.
When I was in primary school,
my big brother will bring me to coaching/tuition classes right after heading
back from work. His secondary school life revolves around two major events; one
work and the other was school. He fulfilled the requirement as a student and at
a young age insisted on contributing to the family’s welfare. Right after work,
with sweat beads on his forehead, my big brother brings me and one day I asked
that if he did not feel tired.
“When we start to question hard
work then we will never feel the need to work. Rewards can only be seen slowly
but once obtained its valued highly.”
That is one of the moments I
looked highly of him and till now I’m amazed by his hard working attitude and
firing passion to be someone respectful in society.
Sometimes there’s an advantage
of being the youngest; we gain the entire attention and sometimes the eldest
feels a little unfairness but deep down I’m very much thankful to my big
brother. He was raised as a disciplined child where that included some old
style canning but when I was born there was no more repeating that because my
mother believed on my big brother’s footsteps and that’ll be my guide. He is
mischievous and there’s a long list of naughty crimes he has committed as a
teen but of course, it’s not left far behind and it’ll be recalled as memories
which have pushed him forward with a force like those fast and furious cars
move till the tires get worn out. The worn tires would resemble his hard work.
Just to get a work done my big
brother will have a hard time to close his eyes since all he pictures is the
completion of the work. Of course, this is massively seen in his working
environment though I know we as a part of the family will be in his mind
starting from sunrise till the day comes to an end. Even though there are two
us where we equally can share the burden but being the eldest at home gives
more authority to him in a good way. My playfulness and stylish updates on social medias do brush
off on my big brother but he knows what is to be prioritized while I’m still
using Google maps to find my way into the world. It’s remarkable how my
mother has brought him up because if no both of us would most probably end in a
dream world instead of attending the real world.
Currently, we don’t really meet
often, but sometimes my big brother does come home if his work bound here or if
there’s a long holiday. We round the area as though we owned it for centuries
and when it’s time to say goodbye we gracefully seal our moments together in
our heart. Of course, we don’t often say the three words but we have our own
way of valuing each other’s presence in this life as siblings and I do know
there’ll never be a replacement for the man who always stands by me anywhere
and anytime. It may seem possible in his busy schedule but he has his own way of
handling things and my big brother will always be my biggest gift.
TILL THE END HAND IN HAND AS
BROTHERS!
Sincerely,
Your little brother
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