Intersection 7

When birthday celebration and washing the dishes meet...

Today, we celebrated the birthdays of my siblings. And along with the celebration of two important days of our family's lives, I felt the need to share my reflection on this special occasions. I'll begin with my task of washing the dishes once the feast was over.

I let out a sigh as I saw the piles of plates and other dining utensils on the sink. I knew I had nothing to complain about, but I guess I was unused to the sight in front of me. Fortunately, I finished the dishes in less than hour, thanks to my cousin who helped me.

In the minutes I spent making the dishes into their original clean state, I suddenly realized my siblings were growing old. I still cannot believe their ages when I asked them about it. Time must have made it that way, quietly moving while I do not take notice of its hands. We are not getting any younger, but I feel like my siblings are still the children I have always looked out for. They were the boy and girl whom I had petty fights with yet share food and jokes with. They were the boy and girl who had their own world at times yet include me in their random conversations. They were the boy and girl who have different interests from me yet agree with me about some things.

Now, they are a year older. And I cannot stop but feel older as well.

I feel happy about them learning life lessons and gaining different experiences. I will always be amazed at how we get to to be closer everyday, even if we have different hobbies or preferences. They might see their birthday as a sign of adding another year to their age, but I know that with this comes the opportunities for maturity and wisdom. They would have to make more difficult and more exciting decisions soon and they will surely encounter challenges along the way, but I know I will be there when they need me. I will always choose to be there. Maybe we would have misunderstandings or even rounds of petty fights like when we were younger, but I hope they can trust me about anything.

If ever my siblings do read this post, I hope they would not find this cheesy. Anyway, I always pray for their happiness and contentment.

I also hope you and your siblings (or best friend) will celebrate amazing birthdays together too.

Until the next celebration,

Myra

(Credits to wvnh.com for the photo)