If you would have told me last years that I would be living in Italy and celebrating Christmas with my ex-girlfriend in Rome, I would have never believed it. Yet here I am.
I am leaving in a few hours to Rome for the first time ever and am very excited about it. Not because of Rome, not because of the adventure that is in front of me, not because of anything other than the opportunity to pay my respect to my Grandmother. She passed away this summer and it was very difficult for my family and I but we all knew it was the best thing for her. It is never easy to let a love one go and I don't think that family ever leaves your heart. She will never be missed because she is with me everyday. She shaped me as a person and many of my characteristics are because of her. Every year after Christmas eve mass we would all return home and she would pray in front of the T.V. while the Pope gave his mass. Well in order to pay my repeats to her, I will be going to Rome to watch the Pope give Christmas eve mass. This is one of the most important moments of my life because it will bring me closer to my family then I have ever been before. The idea of love is eternal in my eyes because from the moment I was breathing till the moment I die they are part of my existence.
This will be my first Christmas in a different country and so far away from home. I have not been home for the holidays for many years now but mainly because I have always had to work. I am actually looking forward to the holidays in the future when I can be closer to my family and friends. The holidays are about love and appreciation in my eyes and I must say I have many people who show me both love and appreciation much more than I show it back. This trip to Italy has opened my eyes to my finite time on this planet and I must use every moment I can to appreciate and love as much as possible.
So from this point I will do my best to be more open, loving, and caring towards the world.
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