The Sweetest Thing

I’ve just come back from a long visit with my family. Each time I visit there is usually one moment that sticks in my mind like a precious gem, helping me get on with my life when it’s time to come back to the reality of living far away.

My favourite memory this time concerns my five-almost-six-year old nephew. On my last day we went to the capital to do some shopping, browse around the shops and just enjoy the nice weather. At one point my sister and my mother entered a gift shop and I decided to stay outside with my nephew who grabbed hold of my waist and curled his legs around one of mine. I’m sure we struck a funny picture with him hanging on to me like a mischievous monkey. I even saw a stranger look at us and smile.

When I asked my nephew why he was hanging on so fast he said, “Because I love you like the whole world.”

The sweetest thing.