How long has it been...?

How long has it been since you stood alone or with your loved one sipping a cup of strong coffee on the terrace of your house watching a sunset?

How long has it been since you walked on a wet road in the early morning and pulled a branch of a tree, making the raindrops sleeping on leaves’ bed sprinkle on you?

How long has it been since you called up your best friend for no reason at an ungodly hour and just spoke ‘sweet nothings’ bringing all nostalgia into your talk?

How long has it been since you just kept watching your angelic daughter in her deep sleep, inviting a smile on your lips without your knowledge?

How long has it been since you expressed openly to your spouse, in your words, how impossible it is to imagine your life without him/her?

How long it has been since you latched yourself up in a room and cried out loud, remembering your father or mother missing them unexplainably badly?

How long it has been since you laughed out loud with your friends or colleagues until you had tears in your eyes forgetting your age, your roles, your position, your surroundings and so on?

How long has it been since you secretly cried watching a movie relating yourself to a character on the screen?

How long has it been since you went to your mother or your father, rested your head on their lap, or on the shoulder, seeking solace, forgetting you are grown-up, not caring what would others think?

How long it has been since you hugged your son or your daughter suddenly and said ‘I’m sorry…’ remembering the way you hurt them when they came to you during your stressful moments?

How long has it been since you sent an honest ‘thank you’ message to your friend, your colleague, your relative remembering the help they did, or the support they offered during your tough time, no matter how long it has been?

How long it has been since you motivated someone to ‘go ahead’, cheered up someone in pain and said “Stupid.. don’t be sad.. I am there for you” when they looked up to you?

How long has been since you lived your life?