Brothers from Another Mother

Hello friends, today I will share with you some photos that I took yesterday on the street. 3 of my cousins and their friends played basketball in the afternoon until there's only the moon to give them light. That's what you called Ball is Life.

I admire these kids in many ways. They make sure to see each other after school for bonding. They play Dota 2, LOL and basketball. Another thing that they enjoy together aside from drinking sessions is eating. They are all good on what they do. They see me as their older brother and I returned this compliment by giving them advise in life specially in school. I am a college undergraduate and I always share my experiences in school and the struggle after. I guide them maybe not all the way but always if I get the chance. It is very fulfilling when I see them listening to me very carefully and sometimes send me an FB message to say thank you or ask me confirmation of what they learned from me. I hope I can share more to them and give them inspiration in life.

I am a decade older than these kids and I am in their circle for a long time now. I feel young every time we do something together. My wife actually are friends with them as well. She watch basketball games every day. This basketball court is just across our house.

Going back to these kids, one of them is a working student. He works at Mc Donald's and just had his first born. A baby girl.

Most of them are in Senior High School and doing good in their studies.

2 of my cousins are also in Senior High School but it looks like they are not into studying. And every day I always remind them how hard it is to survive without proper education. It came to a point that I scold them to the point that they hate me. I don't care. I have to send them the message. I feel like they are my responsibility already. Fortunately, I can see improvements. They play less games at late night so they can go to school the next day. They sometimes tell me stories on what happened to school. They attend school events and participate in extra curricular activities. But sometimes it is really hard for them to wake up in the morning and the result, they came tardy in school.

All in all, these kids are my brothers. Their failure and success will be mine as well. I dedicate myself to guide these kids until I can.

Thank you for reading. Peace out!