The Classic Two

 

Pic: Reden (Left), Yesha (Right)

It feels unfair not to say something about this photograph sent to us. It takes us back, as if we'd only just left them yesterday. Yet, time has moved so fast, both have grown into entirely different from the ones we left behind.

When we left, our little boy had just begun to speak words like "papa, mummy, mammum" and Yesha was still too young to be apart from us.

Perhaps it was not fair on our part as parents. But different circumstances of our unending wishes, egos, culture, fears, and the pursuit of a foreign dream pushed us into this different world, separated by millions of miles away.

Honestly, when I think about the missed moments and milestones of our children, my higher degree and the little savings seem insignificant. They no longer excite me! 

There's a quiet regret that lingers, yet life must go on, no matter what. 

When I first saw this photo, it struck deep within me. It gave me mixed feelings, one proud that they are in safe hands and the other, it pained my heart that we missed every moment of their milestones, which are irreversible. 

Missing of their innocence, baby smell, nagging, laughter, and funny moments will never return. 

Reden's mature pose and Yesha's baby dress remind us of the years we missed. Those precious times will remain forever etched in our hearts. 

We may have been away, but our love has never left them and never will.