People that have a brother or sister don't realize how lucky they are. Sure, they fight a lot, but to know that there's always somebody there, somebody that's family, is very assuring.
Yes, people with siblings are lucky! I am very lucky to have A as my bro, however irritating he may be. In our country we have special festivals like Bhai dooj and Rakhito mark our day. For years, I have celebrated it like yet another festival, not reading much into it and sometimes even underestimating its importance. Its only the years apart that make me miss it. For many years now, we have been celebrating rakhi in absentia. But this year was different. It was special!
Well, for starters, we were together after a gazillion years and we decided to play rookie from work and spent it together. Anu treated me to Mangal Pandey in Gold Class at PVR, followed by a sumptous lunch at Spiga and loads of shopping..
Found this poem (from an Archies card) very fitting :-)
As kids, we lived together,
We fought, we laughed, we cried.
We did not always show the love,
that we both had inside.
We shared our dreams and plans,
and some secrets too.
All the memories we share,
Is what bonds me now to you.
We grew to find we have a love,
that is very strong today.
It’s a love shared by our family,
that will never fade away.
You are my brother not by choice,
but by the nature of our birth.
I could not have chosen a better one,
you are the BEST on earth.
Happy Rakhi, Anu!
With much love,
GG
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