Hopeless believer

...and so it begins, with a warm smile and a hidden kindness. Someone starts joking about the handle “younger brother”, the other part jokes back. A sign of trust, a smile, a laugh. A little story of your past, a big desire to share experiences, the wish of some advice. Honesty, freshness and hilarity. These are the good ingredients for a real siblinghood. No matter the place, no matter the time, no matter the means. Love can turn an Ocean into a glass of water and make you feel like you are standing in front of your brother asking for a hug. And holy cow, you can feel the warmth of it for real!

This is the type of things that makes you feel alive, so lucky to be that trustful and open minded. How many times do we lose the best chances only because we are suspicious? It might sound scary and foolish, but we live in a foolish world so who are we to say this is not good at all? If this earth is going to globalize I say let’s take advantage of that! Leave those hang-ups home and take a walk on the wild side. In Italy we say, done 30, let’s do 31.

Do you feel the lack of a younger or older sibling? Do you feel he is the one who understands you, who fits you just like that old jacket you wear no matter the season? Do you still believe in love, I wonder? Braveheart or foolheart, who cares, take this step in the darkness. Sistering or brothering someone could be the best thing you do in life, choosing to trust a person as he had your own blood running through his veins. And the best part is the choosing one. Maybe with a single point in common, your title or your age, just the first subject you can talk about, to break the ice and let the river flow. Then sister, brother, there might be two directions in this endless road to re-discover. You can actually find out you don’t have so much in common, you had a good chat but you know from the inside it will be both the first and last one. Or… Or you might be surprised about how much you share the same feelings of a complete stranger, how many different stories led to the same way of thinking and acting.

It started like a game, but a game I want to play and win. I have the brave heart needed for it and more and more I understand this is a real boon. You might think I was lucky, yes, definitely I was. You might tell I am a fool, you do have to. But if you could just see the spark in my eyes while writing about such a marvelous encounter I did, you would understand and share the electricity flowing in me. So, when your hopes are on fire but you know your desire, don’t hold a glass over the flame and don’t let your heart grow cold, cause if the sky comes falling down for you, there’s nothing in this world a sibling wouldn’t do.