Blood is Thicker than Water

Blood is Thicker than Water

I never believed in the saying ‘blood is thicker than water’ one year ago, but now I trust in it.

I grew up alone, although I have an elder brother. Unfortunately, we didn’t have a close relationship among each other, when we were young. I remember that we usually spent time on our own spaces and on own friends. We never talked about each other in front of others. We used to only say ‘I have an elder brother or a younger sister’ rather than introducing more details. When I was 12 years old, my brother left home to go to university in a distant city, three days way. Since he left, I only met him once. Then, he went abroad to New Zealand after graduation. It is easy to imagine how difficult for us to be with each other as growing up with few chances. That is why I never believed that we would be close or real brother and sister one day.

In 2018, I came to New Zealand where for travel and further education, had become my brother’s second home. This journey gave us a chance to get up well with each other at every moment. We fitted insulation, built the walls and painted our house together. In addition, we were also had talked when we faced some challenges or decisions. When we are going out or going to a party, my brother introduces me to others with love and proudness. He is keen to talk about me to his friends, which he hadn’t done before. He liked to give me a hug and some gentle words when I cry because of depression. He liked to take the heaviest things first and give me the lightest one. He usually says ‘good night my little sister’ before he goes to bed. All these moments have changed our life and our relation. It is fortunate that our friends are admiring our close relationship, even though they are envies and jealous sometimes. I was crying when he moved to Auckland two weeks ago. Maybe I just don’t want to face the house without him anymore.

At the end of this story, in my mind I would like to write the saying ‘blood is thicker than water’, because I learned so much this year. I understand finally what a family love is and what a meaning of brother and sister is.

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