Lately I've been thinking about family and how so much of this life revolves around people. It seems the older I get, the more I care about just being close to the people I have experienced my (now going on 22 year old) life with. Every time I go home I find it a little bit harder to return to the cute and trendy city that I now live in. It seems I dislike it for the same reasons I like it.
But my family just celebrated my grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary, and in the spirit of that celebration I can't help but feel even more drawn towards to that humid, flat, conservative town that I call home. It's where a lot of my family is, as well as my friends (most of which I would consider family anyway). I think Dave Matthews has it right: turns out not where, but who you're with that really matters. And people, among very few other things, are what matter. Think like Audrey Hepburn.
Easier said than done. But it's wild to think that two people can function together for sixty years (especially considering how extremely differently men and women operate), and it's a blessing to have witnessed some of it. I have learned so much within the past year about how relationships of all kinds work, and having put that into perspective I am beginning to understand my parents and grandparents more. Go figure. Right when I leave home I start wanting to hang out with them. Oh well. It's just really cool to see all my family and what each person is doing now.
Some are growing up, some are getting married, a few have kids, grandparents are becoming great-grandparents, and all the while I pray that my parents will get to experience grandparent/great-grandparentdom some day. My parents had four sons. One of us is bound to get married and have a kid at some point :) Anyway, love your family. Cherish your friends. Take some time to tell them so.
Ciao.
But my family just celebrated my grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary, and in the spirit of that celebration I can't help but feel even more drawn towards to that humid, flat, conservative town that I call home. It's where a lot of my family is, as well as my friends (most of which I would consider family anyway). I think Dave Matthews has it right: turns out not where, but who you're with that really matters. And people, among very few other things, are what matter. Think like Audrey Hepburn.
"For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you will never walk alone. People, even more than things have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed. Never throw out anyone."
Easier said than done. But it's wild to think that two people can function together for sixty years (especially considering how extremely differently men and women operate), and it's a blessing to have witnessed some of it. I have learned so much within the past year about how relationships of all kinds work, and having put that into perspective I am beginning to understand my parents and grandparents more. Go figure. Right when I leave home I start wanting to hang out with them. Oh well. It's just really cool to see all my family and what each person is doing now.
Some are growing up, some are getting married, a few have kids, grandparents are becoming great-grandparents, and all the while I pray that my parents will get to experience grandparent/great-grandparentdom some day. My parents had four sons. One of us is bound to get married and have a kid at some point :) Anyway, love your family. Cherish your friends. Take some time to tell them so.
Ciao.
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