My Family's History -- Can be written into a book

Ive got 4 uncles & 2 aunties, but frankly speaking, its real hard communicating with them. Not about e generation gap, I can easily pick up a conversation with any 50 yr old auntie, or a 60 yr old uncle. The prob with them is that they alwaz put on a front:so unapproachable, so hostile. They seems to bear a grudge in whatever their children or nephews & nieces do. Nothing seems to please them or stop their criticisms. It makes us inevitably demoralised & irritated once they speak. It runs in the family i realised, something which has been bothering me for years.

On Monday, I played table tennis wif cousin Dawn & her parents. After e game, I went to their house for a bath & wanted them to teach me more on human genetics becoz tats one area which is essential in my course of study. Both her parents were doctors while Dawn is a medical student, things became so clear after their explanation. Then we went further, as Aunty Judy started telling more about our family members, & these were something unknown to mi for so many yrs.

After wat she related to mi about how grandpa treated all his children, I began to understand what made my uncles who they are today. Sometimes a person's action not only affect other people directly, but also indirectly. My cousin's family, including mine, were implicated actualie by what was done to our fathers by grandpa. It was realie dark times for them then, having to undergo such hardships & torments. I wonder if i were in their shoes, would I still even have the courage to live on today. However what Aunty Judy differed from them is that she chose to live out of that hardship & looked forward in life. That choice made her e great doctor she is 2day.

I found out many secrets from Aunty Judy, something about my father too. Tat was realie shocking to mi, I darent even tell mum abt it. It will be too much for her to bear. Dun guess, I dun think i will share, its too detrimental perhaps. However, I realie learnt a great deal from her tat day, to think tat she shedded her doctor's identity & spoke to mi as a typical aunt will to her nephew. I feel honoured to be like a nephew to her for e 1st time in my life, there was neva a conversation tis intimate before. My perception abt her changed, & so was her perception abt me.

I will continue to learn more abt life.

"Life is a journey to be enjoyed."