This is my family

Growing up in a Christian home is a thing that I always thank God every day of my life.

I have been living for two decades and a year now, and within that length of time, I have asked myself, what if I was not born in this family? How would my life be? That question resonated within me longer than I expected it to be. Not because I question my role in the family, nor feel unloved, but because I was simply wondering how my life would be if they were not with me and I with them.

To be a daughter in the family that I am in right now is one of the many things that made me realize how blessed I am as a human; and that thing is the fuel that drives me further towards reaching my dreams. Their love is the reason why I am moving forward continually, even with bruises, still fighting. Their existence is my strength, my happiness, and my joy. Their sweet smile every day is what I always want to see for the rest of my life. It is something I want to paint in my memory and a moment I always want to seize every single day. Their every how are you, makes me endure the pain I have been struggling with. In simple words, their every way is the strength that keeps me going. There are times that I pity myself for the circumstances I am trying to overcome but never was a day that they fail to make me feel that they are always, always by my side. Whatever happens, they will cry with me in pain and laugh with me in triumph. When one of us weakens for the burden he’s carrying, the other would never hesitate to be the strength and be that 'one' to carry the other half if necessity requires. That is family. That is them. That is my family. For that is how our Almighty God has designed us to be. They are my strength. They are my weakness, for I cannot endure every day without them.

As Friedrich Nietzsche quoted, “In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.”  So, what if I was not born in this family? How would my life be? I’d say, I will never be what I am today if I was not born in this family. I will never be the same, and I cannot stand to see myself being someone else rather than this. Therefore, if a day would come that I'll have a hard day tracing my track, I would ask God to send me back to my family’s embrace. To the home, my heart belongs.

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