We, the siblings and the cousins sat around the table out in the back yard today. We laughed so much today, told stories of our youth and passed the babies around to give them kisses and hugs. It amazes me, how connected and how loved we were as children, and how we all still are today. Our parents, our aunts and uncles are true heroes, sacrificed a land of their upbringing in search for better lives for their future, us. Growing up it was always there, the happiness and the bliss and also, that feeling of wonder. That feeling, it lingered to the thought of how my parents felt, my cousins parents, the process of growth and challenge as immigrants to a new country. Did they feel alone, do they ever feel alone. I never really asked them, if they missed home. In my heart I felt home was their loved ones, us, their children, each other. As I sit back now, I often wonder, if they could change the choices they made to come to this country, would they. Do they feel tired for working more than they should have, all our lives. I wish I could give them all they have given us, all the love and the commitment we as children and we, as adults now have been so fortunate to be embraced with. They have never left us, they have only loved us. I will promise to always return the commitment.
North Hollywood, CA
February 25, 2018
7:40pm
