I read the words you wrote today
They hit me in the hardest way
The tears were falling just like rain
As I relived each ounce of pain
Your iron will I so admire
How you were forged in fiercest fire
A braver soul I’ve rarely met
We have not seen your finest yet
A shooting star across the sky
I long to see you soaring high
My sister always to the end
In you I’ve found a greatest friend
© The Beginning At Last
I had no intention of making a post for NTT this week, but after I read the entry from my little sister Aastha, I felt compelled to do so. While I love all the entries, and value you all greatly, hers hit me particularly hard. Perhaps it is my up and down emotional state as of late, or recalling the losses I have suffered. Nonetheless, the need to write this came over me.
Aastha,
Your words brought tears to my eyes, as I recall not only the losses I have suffered, but the ones you have as well. I have met many kind and beautiful souls on this platform, but you and I have a different kinship. I have no siblings of my own, and the day you anointed me “brother” was a very special and touching day for me. To know that I have someone I can call “sister” halfway around the world truly means more to me than you will ever know.
I, and many others, miss you when you are not around. It is not quite the same, but life is full of changes, is it not?
You make me laugh, you make me cry, and you inspire me. I could not ask for more from a little sister. Thank you.
Your brother always,
Kevin
The Beginning At Last 
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