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There are so many things you cannot control in life. One prime example is which family you are born into, and (if any) which order you are born in.
Siblings, some do not have any, but the general populace might at least have 1. Be it of the same or opposite gender, junior or elder.
To those who have 1 or more, how do you view them? I hear the occasional ” My brother/sister is such an <insert your favorite profanity>”.
And often, I would go ” Why?”. Is the disdain for each other so strong, is the blemish in the relationship so bad, that such words have to be used? Is h/she really your natural enemy?
My heart tightens up whenever I see, hear people saying that they do not give a flying rat’s ass about their siblings. Some even curse them.
I only have a few things to say about this, and seeing as I am not in the shoes of the individuals, these are just, my thoughts. Accept if you like, dismiss it if you do not.
1) To those who think that their friends are more important than their siblings and family members. Friends, are fleeting. If you are luck,a few, stays around in your life.
If not, you might not even have one real friend. Yet, Family, is forever.
2) To those who hold the title of being an elder or even eldest. Are you even doing anything for your younger siblings? The elder/est is supposed to protect the younger ones.
Any reason or logic behind it? I can’t give you one, but, I believe in doing so, want to, and will.
3) Have you even put in any effort in maintaining the relationship? Or are you just waiting to be served?
Cherish, what you have, when you can, and show it.
For when and if you can’t, yet you want to, and the realization hits you that you can never, it will tear you up so bad, it hurts like !@#$.
We all regret many of our decisions, and go “If only……” umpteen number of times. You would not want to say “If only……” for your family.
Time, is limited, some even more so than the others. Do we humans necessarily need tough love or a pain to learn?
I learned it through pain and fear of the impending arrival. How would you want to learn it?
Enough said 
May we all live smoothly.
Signing off.
