a new beginning
“A
New Beginning”
In a
room with people you’re not quite acquainted with, you feel a little
unnerved. It didn’t feel quite right to
celebrate the merry holiday without the hugs and kisses from your family. You wanted desperately to be with them right
now. You have never craved so much for a
motherly kiss, a fatherly hug, a sister happily handing you presents, or a
brother reluctantly confessing his thanks.
It hits you like elephants from the sky when you remember that they ‘re
in a place you can’t call them back, and it hurts so bad.
Destruction is
all you see now. What used to be proud
buildings standing with a sense of duty are now the sad two broken pieces of
what once was. What used to be laughing,
smiling, happy families are torn apart with cut strings of what was their life
cord. What used to be a healthy beating
heart is now the pitiful shards of those
who used to live lives with love. What
used to be a living breathing person with feelings that were expressed as they
should has left a broken corpse. What used to be is different now, and the
change is very unwelcomed.
The broken shards of your heart
seem to say, “This is the end.”
You feel someone tap your knee and
you look down to see a petite little lad, curiously asking, “Why do you
cry?” You wipe your eyes in
embarrassment. Apparently, the kid isn’t
satisfied with your silence, so he says once more, “Why do you cry?” It’s Christmas! You should enjoy it.”
You
bite your lip, cursing your tears, “ Sorry.
It’s just that my family is gone.”
The small boy looks down in sadness
once you utter these words.
Abruptly, he looks up, not noticing the shocked look you gaze. “Be right back!” He shouts.
You
think, “if this is really the end, then maybe, it’s time to start a new
beginning.”
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