Family ties

There are links that bind us in strange ways

We may dismiss them as play, as casual events that happen by chance

But many times it is much more than that

Those moments that we spend sharing our thoughts, our feelings and our emotions

How great, how profound, how mundane

Some of those moments were good, some of them were bad

But we faced them together

And there was no doubt in mind in whom you could depend on, with whom you could live them with

Whatever sacrifice that was made, it felt insignificant and puny when you think of the one for whom you made them for

It is true that the blood in our veins does not connect us, nor does a common surname, or even the same flag under which we swear an oath of allegiance

But bonds do not only come from such resources

All it takes is the will of the few and the desire to make it happen

And a bond made by time becomes a bond made for life

A chain that pulls you near when you feel adrift

A safe passage when there are too many dangerous paths to choose from

A place where you can forget everything that you pretend to be and just be

The home where you feel more at home

Where your true family lives

That will not let you go