Two is Better Than One.

She told me what it was like to be in an unfruitful marriage. Her cries stabbed me in the heart, it hurt. I could imagine the pain she was going through, certainly more than what I felt, like a jagged cut with poor healing resulting to a scar. Those boys are my concern. Her 14 year-old has become such a sensible adolescent whom I get puzzled with. The fortitude I see in him, the endurance towards his parents' argument are what I truly extol. On the other hand, her 11 year-old, whom I often regard as a gullible child is in fact very much polished with the relationship. A decade into their parents' wrangle, they are prolly used to the mental struggle. That was what I had in mind. I was wrong. It can never be habitual to adapt to such a upbringing, no doubt the countless encounter. But these kids tolerated with high hopes for a change in situation.

Now, I understand what the younger boy meant when he said, 'I do not need my parents. I need only my brother. I can't live without him.' Words pricked me hard. It ain't easy for a 14 year-old who's still growing in his adolescence to be independent at this age when he's the one who's needing most of the attention, support and love from his family. Or perhaps, I was a shame cuz I was pretty much pampered at his age. But I suppose, he has coped with life in an admirable manner, in taking care of himself and his younger bro and even excelling in studies. I contemplated why the 11 year-old nudged me on MSN frequently, and the fact that I enjoyed every conversation with him, I'm delighted. He's the child whom everyone adores and I don't deny, he has his own sense of humor.

I never knew what it was like to come from a broken home. Just how much I feel for them every time I put myself in their shoes. The elder one said, 'I can never choose between papa and mama. I love them both.' He told me it was just too much to bear. All his effort of trying to salvage that relationship for the sake of his family, he somehow made it through. My sincerest prayer that this is not momentary but everlasting.

Indeed, two is better than one. The sun and moon were made to harmonize the perfect tune. One can't move without the other, they just have to be together in the universe. This is what makes a couple in a family.