Hey lil’ bro.

So it hit me today…In many social circles it is common for friends to ignore their friend’s siblings…particularly the younger ones. Not that I’ve never noticed this before, but it was something I was pondering about today.

I’ve heard it said that the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. So in a friendship, I would think there would be many opportunities for friend A to interact with friend B’s siblings. Yet how often do we pay little or no attention to them? It’s not always because we hate the little fellas, it’s just we’re not interested in them. It is nothing less than laziness.

Yet I think about you…most of you, my friends…and I see you love my little brother. For those of you who don’t know, his name is Christopher Legg, and he’s pretty much the bomb…no…he IS the bomb. He’s right in that lanky phase of his life where his body is growing so fast he’s not sure what to do with all of it. He likes punk rock, rap, and energetic music (as is to be expected from a young man of his age) His foot is now a good inch and a half longer than mine, and he will probably soon out grow me in height. He’s kind, he’s so very affectionate to my mother and sister, and loves on them daily. He’s beginning to learn how to articulate how/what he feels, and is embellishing his own personality. This really is a blossoming time in his life.

Woah…I actually didn’t mean to go on that tangent about Christopher, but it just sort of bubbled out. Can you tell that I take pleasure in bragging about him? Anyways, when I think about you, many of my friends…I just wanted to thank you for loving him. You realize what is precious to me and then in turn make it precious to you.

So first, let it be known that my little brother is magnificent.Second, to all my friends who invest time and take a genuine interest in my awesome little brother, thank you. Thank you very much.

-James

Thursday, February 21, 2008