My engagement in this weekend's prompt is gonna be an emotional one for me. Its about someone I regard so much.
If you've been following my write ups or posts generally you would have noticed that I'm a family oriented kinda guy. My post or contents revolve mostly around family, even if it's a fictional story. I tend to portray love and care a lot. Yeah, that's the kind of guy I am. And this is because of a beautiful reason.
Growing up hasn't been so rosy or easy for me. Life hasn't been fair. I've been battered by life a lot, pushed to the limit that I got depressed. Thought a whole lot of bad things I wished could happen to me. But I was able to survive with the help of my family. They really stood by me and showed me a lot of care. But amongst them all I've got a favorite guy. That I owe a lot and that's the guy I'm gonna talk about today. That's my most valuable human on this planet.
The guy in the above picture is my immediate junior brother, actually he's the last child of the family. And he's the most valuable human to me. I don't know how this guy does it but dude is more than compassionate. He is kind, generous. Most times it feels like he's another part of me (both in soul and everything) that didn't make it to my body during creation. He understands me even before I say my problem. He's one guy I can't trade for anything, anything at all.
Okay now I feel like I'm saying too much. I mean he's my kid brother so I'm supposed to love him right? But at times it feels like I haven't been able to reciprocate the same gesture.
Here's one thing about this guy. Let me tell you a little story about this young man. One time I got sick, dude was still little in primary school. He was 7 years old. I can vividly remember him telling lies so he couldn't go to school. I never knew his intentions,he would save his allowance just to buy me sweets and biscuits. I really didn't blame him, he was just being caring. I mean that was what his little brain could think of at that age. I remember one day I was crying because I was in pain, dude literally joined me in crying, I stopped and started consoling him. 馃槀 It's actually funny now but I did feel it when he did that. That was pure.
One day he was sitting there right beside me. He said:
"Do you know I always skip school just so I can stay with you , tell you stories, so you wouldn't think of bad things. I still want you around". That was the day I stopped giving up on life.
Though he might not be on this platform to see this. But I guess it's right you celebrate people even when they're not there. To my favorite human cheers 馃 to more healthy years together. Love you bro.
