As siblings we fought a lot and it was not limited to verbal spats. There were days when we didn’t speak to each other. Like every sibling I felt – I deserved a better sister.
Its only when someone is about to leave you start to realize their importance. I still vividly remember that day – it was evening, we were all tired after our sister’s mehndi festivities and mom started crying realizing that my sister will be moving out of our house post getting married. Hiding my face I cried too, for a long time I thought I cried because she was no longer going to stay with us
It was only later that I realized, I cried because I no longer would have a constant companion to share my thoughts, to seek advice, to help me with my school homework, I would no longer have a friend to fight, to go on long walks, I would no longer have someone who inspired me daily.
It took me time to realize that all the tiny moments, people, experiences that we take for granted will eventually be ones we wish we had more of. Our bond from that day has only grown stronger ..
Now I understood the quote by Sam Harris – “No matter how many times you do something, there will come a day when you do it for the last time”
Hence it was not the coffee that was actually good today- I feel all ‘Flat Whites’ taste the same for me – it is actually the time that I get to spend with my sister that makes a coffee good.
5/5 to Silk Road Coffee Company !
Chronicles of a Generalist 
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