Tonight, i found what i was looking for. I came to Australia with a purpose to be with my family. I found that the moment i met them. Tonight, i found what it meant to be a family.
Sometimes, we are blessed with perfect moments. Life rarely is perfect, and with all the death and destruction we see in the world today, perhaps that illusive perfection seems even more impossible to discover than it should be. But in the microcosm that is a family, there is where we can experience such moments with absolute clarity.
A simple BBQ in the backyard, the company of parents, sister and uncle and aunt. The taste of a good meal, the banter of cheerful laughter, the meeting of thought and expression among people tied through the bonds of blood and life. A bowl of plain ice cream with pleasantly sweet mangos. A glass of sparkling grape juice.
Not a care in the world. Perhaps tomorrow will be different. But i'm glad i was given tonight.
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