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Little Moments Of Bliss is a silhouette of a feeling that resides in my heart. A software engineer by degree, a writer at heart, and a teacher by profession, I'm all that I never thought I would be. Pretty pictures,a poem that blatantly refuses to rhyme, a text from a deranged friend, a sudden gesture of love, its these little things in life, that matter and sprinkle bliss. Grace the couch and share a cuppa!

January 24, 2012

From Bother To Brother.

What would life be without a meager frivolous bickering with your baby-brother every other day ? A little squabble over who gets to keep the warmer of the two blankets ? My day wouldn't be complete. All these years, I've grown up to witness this fact creep under my skin that I love my brother more than I'd ever love anything else.

I went to the city market with my sister today. Two little kids frolicked their way around the multifarious variety of chocolates present there, while their mother roamed about collecting groceries in her red basket. I loved eavesdropping on them. The girl must have been around four and the boy seemed a couple of years elder to her. Her little ponytail swayed with concealed pride and its blue band kept it firmly in place. They looked at those candies and chocolates as if they were to make the decision of their life and one wrong pick would rob the universe of all its happiness. Their eyes were smiling with an argosy of elation. Their manner forced me to think what was wrong with the way I've been brought up ? I've never been turned on by the shine of that naked brown bar. They looked at the chocolates as if they were speaking to them in some other world language that only kids below 10 could comprehend. I felt cheated. Deep Down. Those bars never spoke to me.

But what caught my attention the most was the way that kid took care of his little sister. He was gripping her hand really tight. she even asked him to leave her hand once, he said a few simple words and they went back to their big decision 'I will not come looking for you if you get lost'. She gave an angry shrug and those tiny eyes started searching for her mother. I couldn't help but smile. I tried making small talk by saying hello but all I got in return was 'Papa has told us not to talk to strangers'. I chuckled and went on with my business.

Memories of our old house and my childhood came rushing in. I remember being jealous of my brother just because mom would carry him in her arms more than me. Suddenly one day I was no more the youngest pet, everybody wanted to smother him with kisses and not me. Everyone brought gifts for the new baby because he was cuter. I won't lie, that phase too had a beauty of its own. That little midget has grown up to be a handsome young man who also happens to be my best friend and my most trusted confidante today. I have seen my friends living oblivious to the presence of their younger siblings at home, it aches my heart to see such love lost between them.

My baby-brother :P

Having a sibling is a blessing, sometimes in disguise, of course :P

Make this day a happy one, go and tell yours how much they mean to you :)

56 comments:

  1. I always always always wanted a sibling , precisely an elder brother :( Lucky you :) Being the only child has its share of snobbish benefits but besides that its just blah :P nice post:D

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    1. BluBluBling -

      You're a single child ? I'm sure that has its perks ;);)

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  2. Younger Siblings are indeed fun to have at home. We can boss them around, experiment on them and confide in them.

    Even though it seems as if the kid sister and I are from different generations, the mother confesses now that she misses our roof shattering fights and screams.

    Great post, could relate to every single word written and kept picturing the kid sister constantly.

    Cheers :)

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    1. Atrocious -

      I can't picture my home without my brother ;);)
      Maybe the age gap is there, but your mom is right ;)
      When we don't fight, our mom gets all tensed ;)

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  3. You seem to be having an issue with that naked brown bar :P
    and your brother is damn CUTE :D

    I have the same woes when it comes to my baby brother but to imagine a world without him,just not possible..

    P.S:Have you shown him this post?Im sure you'll get a hug from him :)

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    1. TOSM -

      haha :D Is he ? I shall make him read your comment, but anyways he gave me his best picture to put up here :P:P
      I haven't shown him this post. But I will, soon :)

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  4. What a great post. One of the things I love about your writing is the detail in the story. I too have a brother, older than me. We have a good relationship, maybe not as close as I would like it to be, but good nonetheless. Your absolutely right when you say that siblings are a blessing, I think I will go give him a call.

    Thanks!

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    1. Diana -

      Yes sweetheart, You should give him a call straightaway :)
      Hearts filled with love are much much more important than tongues filled with hypocrisy ;)

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  5. wow ! this is so moving sharing. i love to read this from you!

    it reminds my childhood too ! but things are not the same once everyone has grown up. we follow our own path and the love seems to dissipate bit by bit.

    thanks for sharing ! take care of your brother :)

    and this is my first visit and i am impressed with your narration it makes me wanna follow you :)

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    1. IS -

      Welcome to LMOB :)
      I've seen love losing its way out of our hearts as and when we grow up. I just wish nothing like that happens to us. I, infact know it won't :)

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  6. lovely souls... childhood is the best part of our life... with bro & sis.. & with friends.. enjoying even the wickedness of destiny :)

    Weakest LINK

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  7. I love my siblings tooo...totally agree with you such a wonderful feeling is it to have them <3 <3 <3

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  8. This is so sweet!This post made me smile:) My brother who is 8 years younger to me questions me all the time I am late and checks my mobile for messages.It is irritating though but very sweet.I love to be the elder one and the BOSS.He blackmails me everytime to keep a secret but all this is so much fun.I might end up writing a post here itself and true, that "having a sibling is a blessing".A love-hate relationship is what we share.
    LOVED this post!

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    1. CD -

      haha :D that itself was so sweet :)
      I don't get to boss around though :P, he gets to :P

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  9. Brothers are great. A great part of a family. Whoever has a brother, lucky them!

    And I AM lucky! :D :)

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  10. I love my brother too a lot :)
    and i feel good to share everything with him instead of my sister or mother. Loved the incident of cute kids..lovely post :)

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    1. Ordinary Gal -

      Welcome here Riya :) And yes, there are so many things you can't reveal to your mother and your brother still manages to understand :)

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  11. I feel so great to be a part of a blessed joint-family. And being the only sister among three brothers(a real and two cousins) is like cherry on the cake ;)
    Love them all.

    A good post indeed :)

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    1. Anu -

      Thank You sweetheart :) And yes, you infact are one in a million :*

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  12. hehe i love my elder bro a lottt...But i have no sister :P :(

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  13. i have a younger sister and she is very helpful
    nice post
    http://drivingwithpen.blogspot.com/2012/01/blog-post_25.html

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  14. Your brother is younger to you? Dammit. That means he'll be younger to me as well. Why are all the good ones either taken, or younger? :/ So not fair.

    I'm the younger sibling in my family. I'm sure my sister would have many tales to share of the bratty younger sister who threw tantrums and took all the attention. :P

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    1. Spiff -

      haha :D I told him about your comment :) And you younger siblings always walk away with the cherry on top of the pie :D Not Fair :D

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  15. You make me want to have a sibling NOW. I have a couple of really close friends and awesome cousins, and people like you too but then, ahh siblings. :/
    I agree with the part on how much you can BICKER With your brothers. I think its a brother thing, its part of their system to annoy their sisters and drive them crazy.
    I loved the aww-ness that ran through this post. Yay you! :D

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    1. Crystal -

      You're a single child ? I never knew. But yes, friends are siblings that we choose ;);)

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  16. And you remember all that? All of that?
    I am the younger one, and I don't remember a thing :D

    Nice post!


    Cheers,
    Blasphemous Aesthete

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    1. BA -

      Of course you don't remember a thing, you were younger and busy throwing tantrums :D

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  17. Beautiful post! The bond between a brother and sister is a unique one! The story of the small kids was such a pleasure to read for the sheer innocence:)

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    1. Rahul Sir -

      Thank You :) Their innocence was spread all across the place :)

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  18. Aww your post made me smile.. Unfortunately I have no sibling, but I've heard of the sibling stories. I crave for a big brother, But aah :(

    And the kids small talk is fun to eavesdrop on :D .. Oh and might I say your brother's really handsome and cute.. hehehe :)

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    1. CS -

      Is he ? ;) I should tell him so ;)
      I'm sure you have friends who're no less than siblings ;)

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  19. Hahahaha wowww thai is so sweet =D I have a brother infact two but the youngest one is a pain in the a** and he's just 12 but he loves to boss everyone around. No matter how much we argue and fight with each other I just love him, with all my heart and soul.

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  20. Awwww this was so sweet :)
    I have a little brother too!

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  21. Most people write about their love for their partner, but nice to see an article which was written to express the love for his brother. Sometimes few things we happen to see in our life would flash back the sweet memories we had with our loved ones. And when we go through that experience it really feels so good in mind and heart and for a while it looks likes as though we just lived that moment. Hope nothing ever would change the love you have for your brother.

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    1. Elvirah -

      I also wihs nothing changes that :)
      Thank You for visiting sweetie :) Your name is adorable :)

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  22. I know where you're coming from. I'm sure your kid bro' feels the same. They all do. All kid bros feel the same; regardless of everything. Wanna know why and how?

    Here's why/how:

    http://imsri.blogspot.com/2005/08/sisters-mangled-dolls-and-raksha.html

    :)

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    1. Phatichar -

      I read your love for your akka :) Deep down I know my baby-brother feels the same ;)

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  23. What a lovely post!! Reminded me of my childhood. Whenever I walked into my elder sister's classroom or play group she would proclaim with pride. "My sister!" lol! :)

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    1. Sam -

      haha :D No wonder. You must have been awesome back then too ;)

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  24. Aw so sweet! I don't have a brother, but my sister and I get along really well. Gotta love you for posting on sibling love.
    cheers!

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  25. You have truly made me realize the value of my lil bro. Yes, they trouble us but we love them at the end of the day. This was just tooooo sweet! :)

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    1. Sonshu -

      Well boy, you should give him a call right away :)

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  26. My brother was nearly 7 years younger to me,so instead of brickering with him I was very protective of him.the brickering happened with my sister though! Thanks for writing this post... You brought back wonderful memories

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  27. I have a younger brother and he is my best friend :) my days are not complete if i don't talk to him.. seriously, brothers are the best.. they are never jealous, never bitchy, and always our partner in crime. and surprisingly, we never had sibling rivalry even in our childhood... three cheers to all the brothers :)))

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  28. I wud lik to hv u all as a part of my life!!!! sure Ill gt loads f luv n mayb 1 post too ;) :p newaz luvly post vry touchng n yeahh i luv my bro n ur bro too ;p ;p

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  29. I have been lucky, sisnce my parents lived in city a lot of my cousins came over to live with us to study in city, at one time we were 5 or 6 of us staying together and we still are so close to each other, I dont think any of us considers each other as cousins , we are brothers and sisters ...

    Brought some good old memories of those good old days

    Bikram's

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