The Brothers Will Always Be United By The Heart

The brothers are those people who are beyond everything and everyone. They are companions of the soul, life and heart. Normally they are relationships that remain despite conflicts, moments that make us smile even though in their day we pulled our hair.

We have been able to argue hundreds of times, deny them, want to ignore them and be swallowed up by the earth, annoy them and intentionally make a mess of them.

Probably all this has been mutual because, as they say, the brothers are the “enemies” with whom we will fight the most and, in turn, we will love the most.

Although the relationship between siblings can go awry, it is normal and natural that a feeling of unconditional love remains between them.

An affection that is forged in the fights of children who wanted their games to prevail, that their opinions were considered and that their presence captured all the attention.

There is no better gift than a brother

There is no better gift from parents to their children than the possibility of growing up with a brother, of learning to share love, joys, anger, toys and sadness. Thus, living with the brothers provides great learning but, above all, that of the union of two hearts.

A union that offers the possibility of learning to care, not to worry only about oneself and to ensure the safety and well-being of the other. Taking care of a sibling is like nothing else in life.

Circumstances may change us or separate us from our brothers, but we know that love remains unchanged despite time. Ultimately, although priorities change, a brother is forever.

José Hernández said in his work,  La Vuelta del Martín Fierro: “The brothers be united because that is the first law. Have true union at any time, because, if they fight each other, the outsiders will devour them ”.

Lessons we learn from siblings

Thanks to the relationship with a brother, we have the opportunity to take on hundreds of learnings. This allows us to grow up being very aware of the reality that will accompany us when we leave the nest or the real world.

1. We learn to take others into account

Not everything is how you want it and when you want it. We can dramatize and create the greatest chaos ever seen, but the reality is that we have to accommodate ourselves to the needs and aspirations of others if we are to survive.

2. We learn the value of staying and apologizing

Likewise, we know that the grievances that we do to ourselves in bad times can be solved with a complicit wink or any other appeasing gesture.

The brothers don’t need to say anything to each other. They can sit next to each other without feeling uncomfortable and they can calm down without a word.

In the relationship between siblings, forgiveness is above all. There is nothing comparable to looks that try to settle a grievance. The capacity for forgiveness and forgetfulness is something that completes the development of a person, because from there it is understood that there are no insurmountable distances between two people who love each other.

3. We learn to improve ourselves

Those who have siblings know better than anyone that things have to be earned  and that for an older one there is a superior one. Surely, if you had siblings, you thought it necessary to compete with them.

That same source of frustration and continuous ambition compelled us and helped us in its day to bring out the best in ourselves. Something of which, without a doubt, we reap the harvest today.

4. We learn from mistakes

Sharing our life means doing the same with mistakes and achievements. His gaffes are somehow ours too. Like his hits, which we remember over time as one of the sweetest flavors of our lives.

5. We learn to share

Sharing meant giving up space, toys, and clothing; but it was also offering part of the immaterial, part of the love and care of our parents, part of our destiny and our goals.

Likewise, the relationship between siblings makes us understand the importance of constantly rethinking our priorities. Somehow, when you have siblings you know that there is nothing that is 100% yours, even if you claim that it is with all your might.

Although this was the subject of endless disputes, deep down it did not matter, because having someone with whom to share joys and misfortunes was (and is) priceless.

6. We learn to live outside the time effect

We know that, in life, there are certain things that are totally timeless. For this reason, as the years go by, we will continue to share family jokes, laughter, sorrows, tears and joys in an invariable way, because the fraternal union remains unchanged forever.

7. We learn to work as a team

There is a Chinese proverb that says: ” when two brothers work together, mountains turn to gold.” The key to success is precisely in learning to cooperate and in understanding that there is no force that has more power than the fact of reaching understanding and union for a common goal.

Thanks to the relationship with our brothers, we learn that every difference is salvageable. As long as we have an interest in it and are willing to cooperate. In short: unity is strength.

8. We learn to love unconditionally

Finally, having a brother teaches you to love above all things, to love someone who does not always tell you what you want to hear, who annoys you, annoys you, annoys you, wants what you want and tries to all means get it.

For all this, a brother is a friend who has not been necessary to choose, an irreplaceable and essential figure in our life. That is why there is no other union like that of brother to brother.