Christmas has come and gone and the end of 2009 is quickly approaching. Its time to say farewell to family and friends who must now part their ways and pack up the holiday cheer until fate brings them all together once again. Its sad how people just don't stay in one place anymore, but that's life--and sometimes life puts thousands of miles between you and your loved ones.
As my dear relatives must now return home, I must put faith into the old saying "distance makes the heart grow fonder." Living so far from the family I grew up with as a young child definitely has its obstacles, especially having such a large family as I do that consists of 39 first cousins. Yes that number is right people, Chaldean families trump all others.
However, whoever made and began praising this little saying forgot one factor; sometimes distance makes others forget. The heart can only grow if each person puts time, energy and love into making a relationship last despite the miles in between them. It makes the time spent together more precious than time spent with others. Yet, distance can weaken the strength and closeness a relationship may have been if miles didn't lie in between.
Time can only tell how close or distant these relationships will become, as nowadays there are so many modes of communication. It is so much easier to keep a long-distance relationship now (no matter if its family, friends, or a lover) than it was in the past. No matter, the time and energy that one must put towards the relationship should remain constant, as it is the love, not the distance, that can build on this relationship.
Nevertheless, God willing, I hope the miles in between my family and I are just a number--a number like the number of first cousins I have. God willing, I hope the miles in between us all will just make us closer--closer like we have all been in the last week. God willing, I hope the miles in between us will just make us love each other more--love and appreciation that has definitely grown during this holiday season.
Happy New Years everyone; lets hope the relationships you have, no matter the distance, remain in 2010.
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