Unsaid Promises from Childhood: Revisited on Rakshbandhan

You will come across companion of life in many relationships, a life mate, a friend, but the bond with siblings is matchless. If the number of years calculated in every relation, you will get the answer itself. 'Sibling is first and forever friend; moreover' Betsy Cohen beautifully quoted. Though one may tease his/her sibling at home with other family members, but if some outsider dares to make fun of your brother/sister you immediately start defending them. Protecting each other is kind of making the bond stronger.

 

Actually it’s nature way to present to you a slightly or very different version in form of sibling with whom we grow and learn a lot. "Like branches on a tree we grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one. Each of our lives will always be a special part of the other."–Anonymous. Whatever may be the situations, you can always say it to your sister or brother; they will understand you without being judgmental. And there are many unsaid words and unsaid promises that are made right from childhood. Elder brothers and sisters are an inspiration and guide to the younger ones; where the younger ones keeps a child alive in elder one. 

Initially you start to learn, to share your toys in childhood, and then unknowingly everything in life. "My siblings are my best friends." Siblings know dreams, virtues, and faults of each other; and with that they walk miles and miles in life together. Maybe due to career or studies or marriage you are parted with your sibling, but you remain always connected to them by heart; and this of course calls for celebration.

 

Celebrating the bond of siblings is special event, and such an occasion is rejoiced as a festival in India, known as Rakshabandhan, where Raksha means protection and bandhan is bond, promise of care and protection bond for lifelong with a delicate string of thread known as “Rakhi”. In this festival traditionally sisters tie a Rakhi to brothers and exchange gifts; but now a day’s sister also tie Rakhi to each other. 

Every festival has its own values and rituals, it brings feelings of oneness, it deepens the bond and is a kind of rejuvenation for the entire family. Name could differ but such festival is celebrated world over, for example to mark the relationship of siblings, every year April 10 is celebrated as sibling’s day in US. "A sibling may be the keeper of one's identity, the only person with the keys to one's unfettered, more fundamental self."- Marian Sandmaier

 

Let’s celebrate Rakshabandhan and make our brothers & sisters feel special by giving a unforgetful gifts and of course teasing them in a different way too : )))

 

@MeenalSonal