Siblings
Today I feel is a
good day to look back at the past in comparison to the present. The only people
who know you from the day you are born are your siblings. Your
brothers and sisters know the child you are and
the adolescent you were. Yes, the last sentence was meant to be
written like that.
My brother Sameer ( Sam) for
short has known me from the day he was born. The younger of us two for many
years I looked out for him; after a while got irritated with him; then did not
want to be known as his elder sister; and I really don't know how this happened
that now I like to have a conversation with him. And he is looking out for me.
Amazing...
I left home young to study and
then to work in broadcasting media, he was studying when I left, we kept in
touch. He then went abroad for a while, and called from there regularly. Life
happened when he was growing up and as it does for all of us threw some
challenges, from which he came out a winner.
Today he has a family: a
supportive wife and a young son. He has such a great understanding of the world
at large. He has matured to be such a great guy that I would say “hey you know
what I know that guy, yeah have known him for years" His son
will benefit from all his wisdom.
On his birthday I would loved
to have him sat on my table for me raise a toast “Hey Sam, Happy Birthday
brother you are the best, you are my friend."
