QUIETNESS

My mum says she's not a hugger. But when I put my hands around her on a gloomy day or after bad news, she's the last one to let go.

My dad says he doesn't want gifts on his birthday, but I see the way his face light up when I get him a card with a nice message and a box full of chocolate anyway. He's just a kid inside,still. It makes him giddy.

My brother never says 'I love you'. But when I tell him,"just need to finish the dishes before I vacuum!" he wordlessly goes to vacuum the entire house before I can, and if he sees me struggle with a wrapper or a jar or a bottle he mutters 'c'mere' and opens it for me without even sparing me a glance.

The thing is, people love you quietly, and you love them quietly, and the air is buzzing with tiny but grand gestures & once you look for them, you find them everywhere.

I think that's really beautiful.