Today is a bit of an emotional day for me… today my half brother, Jimmy, would have been able to celebrate his 53rd birthday had he not been killed in a traffic accident back in 2003… an additional twist to this story is that I never got to know him.
My brother was born in 1964, and as an infant he was put up for adoption. I was born 5 years later and never knew of his existence until I was in my mid teens.... I have spent the majority of my adult life trying to find him (not an easy task, when your parent aren't willing to tell you what happened) and in April last year I finally had his name and birth date in my hand... I can't even begin to describe my emotions back then... but unfortunately I also quickly found out, that I was 13 years too late, since he had passed on 14 November 2003...
In my heart I know that there's a deeper meaning to the things that we are challenged by in our lives, so me not knowing him was apparently how things are meant to be, and it's a relief now to be able to fill in a lot of the blanks in the story of his life... and to see his face on old photographs too (and yes, there's definitely a family resemblance)... but still.... I would have loved to know him....
I'm so sorry you never got to meet him, this is a lovely image as tribute to him. I also believe that there's a greater meaning in the things that we can't see or understand... happy birthday wishes to your brother in the great beyond.
I too believe there are reasons for certain things...often though we cannot understand them....a lovely tribute and I am glad you are beginning to fill some blanks
