Dear Meg,
You are the best sister one could ask for and you make the title of this post come true in our home by some tiny thing that you do each day. Growing up, I always wished for an older brother to play guardian, protector to me and someone I could flaunt to my friends when in need. Seeing the way you help Raul has made me realize that he couldn’t have asked for anyone better than you in his life. You not only watch out for him but you are there for him whenever he needs you. Whether it is a Nintendo DS game he is struggling with or the Wii game he is trying to succeed at or school homework he is trying to complete, you are always there to make him look cool & intelligent.
“What’s the good of news if you haven’t a sister to share it?” (courtesy Jenny DeVries). I am sure Raul relates to this the best. You are the one he comes running to you when he has something exciting to share. You are the one he shares the most with. The charmer that he is, the little twit has figured out how to get you to help him in need. He will be at your beck and call and fulfil every little request when he needs your help. He has even learned to shower you with his best compliments knowing full well in his tiny heart that he means them as well. He loves to show off to his friends how cool a sister he has.
Inspite of the fact that Appa & I don’t carry a creative bone, you have fortunately been blessed with a lot of it. Appa & I can see it in every little thing you create with your artistic hands. Be it costume jewellery of painting or drawing, you do it all. Appa & I are not sure what we would do in our crazy schedules without you helping Raul with his homework. You made elementary school feel like a breeze. Little did we realize the amount of work you did independantly for school. It is now when we sit with Raul to help him, do we realize all the assignments you completed with little to no help from us. You have always exceled in school and you have achieved this simply with your hard work and perseverance.
When you are older and are reading this, I wanted you to have a snapshot of the work you did for your little brother. The Land of Chess was a beautiful piece of work (got to say I am a tad biased). Just the fact that you could free hand draw the entire piece is truly amazing. You took Raul’s thoughts and created an entire city to visualize his imagination. Your images of the Chess Castle, the Chess Library, the Chess Museum & the Chess Park was amazing. Thanks to all your help, Raul can proudly claim that his is the best one in his class 
I pray that you will always be there to help your little brother when he needs you. I know there are times when you like to use your seniority to hassle him endlessly but I also know that behind all that is a sister who is ferociously protective of her little brother. Appa & I are so proud of you and are extremely fortunate to have you to enrich our lives.
Love you, baby!
Amma
* title quote by Louisa May Alcott
