we've been thinking recently about the nature of family
how, as we are growing up, we take it for granted
to a child it doesn't really matter what the formal relationships are
where they came from, how and when it happened
everyone is just there
everyone has always been there
where it comes from is right here:
shared experiences, and shared intent, create possibility
and each of us decide which possibilities to pursue
each of us choose how, and when, to continue together
this is what you are doing here today
what we are doing here today
the two of you -- the three of you
are already a family, in your eyes and ours
and now, it is formalized
it is solidified
it continues
in all dimensions, in all directions
you are whole
you are together
you are complete
you're peas in a pod, bananas in a bunch, ding-dongs in cellophane
you are a package deal
this is how family is created
this is how families perpetuate themselves
this is how they continue, through you
in all dimensions, in all directions
you are whole
you are together
you are complete
you have made the choice
and young michael will assume
that this is how it has always been
that today was just another party, dimly remembered from childhood
for him, there was no choice required
for him, this family is simply is how it is
until some day, it will be his turn
to be continued.
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