It breaks my heart….
to see my brother with his friends. I know I should be happy that he hangs with people but I know that they just take advantage of him and he doesn’t have a clue. My brother has multiple behavioral disorders and mental issues. His social and emotional age is about 7 years younger than what he is and it is never more apparent than when he is with his friends. They act so much more mature than him. He’s not mentally challenged by any means but socially, he functions as a 7 year old. The doctors have not been able to pinpoint exactly whats wrong so we don’t know how to fix and/or treat it. We try to let him do the things he wants to with his friends but he needs to be watched so much closer than the others and he doesnt understand. He feels bad that he gets treated different. He just wants to hang out with his friends, but we know that sometimes that is not possible. As he gets older, the differences between him and his friends becomes more apparent and we don’t know what the future holds. I just dropped him off with his friends and I felt sad and overprotective. I hate this feeling : /
Losing balance to gain balance
“Everyone gets like this, at the beginning of love. Wanting too much happiness, too much pleasure, until you make yourself sick. Even to Wayan this happens at beginning of love story. Lose balance.”
“I’m embarrassed,” I say.“Don’t,” she said. Then she added in perfect English (and perfect Balinese logic), “To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life.”
