Our grandparents should be eternal. They take care of, accompany, love and even allow small whims to their grandchildren, and from there a relationship arises that returns precious stories between them.
Grandparents play a very important role in our lives and when we have children and we see the relationship they forge with our parents is essential in the development of our little ones, we realize even more that this connection is special.
Our grandparents leave a mark that cannot be erased. Love, affection, understanding, wisdom, trust, dedication, strength, offer us an incalculable treasure and, as the years go by, we realize even more how important they have been.
letter to my grandparents
As if it were yesterday and time did not pass, as if the wrinkles on your face were another complement, as if we were not aware that the days take their toll.
As if we wanted to cover reality with a bandage and hold your hand forever,
As if we wanted to never get lost and that the smell of our grandmother’s favorite dish would not disappear one day.
They have made me believe in the eternal, that if something breaks, it is not thrown away, it is fixed. In that the heroes do not always wear capes, sometimes they even have missing teeth and walk slowly.
They have made me believe that you can look into your eyes and see magic without tricks, just with your hands that squeeze hard and never let go.
The best place when everything hurt was your lap, Grandma… hugging my fears and calming the storms that didn’t stop raining inside.
That life is not easy, but that it can be more bearable if you are listened to on a Sunday on the sofa in the middle of the afternoon or whenever.
That with you the kitchen was always open and you could play with everything, even when it was time to go to sleep when you were so little.
For the times you came to school with the car for me, grandfather, as if you were carrying a carriage and you prevented me from getting soaked from hand to foot on rainy days.
For the extra pay from time to time and the Christmas premieres, which without having, you gave me to buy what I wanted and I wish I could have bought more life for you.
For your old smile that has always shown love, the real one and not the one now.
For teaching me that passion can exist after fifty years with the same person, for never giving up, even for me.
For moving forward with the weight of the family on your back, for never bowing your head, for always being there.
To you grandparents, for making me believe in eternity, for making me forget that the word is ephemeral when it comes to your names, for spreading those wings so yours and making me believe in immortality.
“Grandparents never die, they just become invisible. They continue with you… you just have to listenlaugh with your heart”.