WRITER'S HAVEN

FAMILY: LOVE in DISTANCE

The alluring beauty of sacrifice because of LOVE may sometimes remain unseen yet it'll pierce through everything when you learn to appreciate it.

Clothes inside dark rectangular boxes, ticket and passport checked, plane is on the wait, emotions of the heart is settled not settled perhaps but within any circumstance, she has to go. I'll miss her. I'll miss you. With tears in my eyes I watched the plane took off and went outside of country taking her away. And from that moment on, I knew that I'll not be seeing her for a while. Time will play it's role again.

Moments happened here and who knows what kind of life she's living there. Sleepless nights, frostbites, homesickness, financial problems, calamities (like the strong earthquake that hit NEW ZEALAND that killed several people back then) and I'm sure there are lots more behind those happy and joyful pictures that she is posting on her social sites and between those cheeky grins on her face that skype shows. Which makes people think about all sort of possible things. Both optimistic and pessimistic. However, she constantly says that they shouldn't be bothered, but how can they not be when all they do is care for a special person who eluded their sight for almost 3 years now and I know that she knows that.

I know it's existent before, the love and the care that I have for her because she set a foundation of it. I remembered the stories that she told me when I was about to sleep and ironically she fell asleep first hahaha (makes face), those smelly saliva that remains on every part of my face when she bit me specially on my cheeks (ewwww, so gross), and all those little big fights of me and her that ended up with a hug (oh I reminisced that fight when you threw a chair on me). Now, I do say that when miles and several hours is in between you, to mention financial incapacity of course makes you feel something deeper of what you already have felt. Yeah I loved her and I loved her even more.

Tonight (May 19,2013) I saw again her tears. Not of sorrow but of happiness and longing when she skyped with her Lolo and Lola. It's pretty evident that they missed her as well coz of course they all missed you. Considering the fact that she sacrificed so many things to put her family first that even some scenarios that should have already happened in her life remained unexplored. It is such a great blessing. She is a blessing. No one could ever wish for a better someone to be a part of their family. I just wish that balanced with that selflessness is also the love for herself because I and they also want the best for you.

Indeed distance makes love grow fonder (cosider philia love) and I was pierced right through. Now all I want is one thing. To see her once more and hug her sooo tight that her bones are gonna break (hahaha. kidding). And instead of "I'll miss her, I'll miss you", I'll say "I MISSED HER, I MISSED YOU!

And by the way, the "HER" in this article is APRIL LEM LERIN ANDIT. My beloved sister who knows nothing but to show her unending passion of loving us (her family) all.