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Houses and the Rule of Two
April 8, 2007"Check out this Real Estate Magazine," my 280-pound Uncle Boy ym'd. "Real estate is a very big business here. It won't be difficult for you to find a job."
Uncle Boy is 43 years old. He has two kids, two jobs, and a second wife. The U.S is his second home and selling properties is his second job. He frequently pokes fun at the odd coincidences that shaped his life. "Most things in my life come in twos," he'd laughingly say. "Two kids, two wives, two countries. Even my weight follows the rule of two. I weigh enough for two people."
Uncle Boy is always telling me to migrate to the United States. "I won't tell you this is the land of promise, but it's certainly a country of many chances. You will never run out of opportunities here."
It is always a struggle for me to talk to Uncle Boy, and I find myself always at a loss for words; how, for instance, to turn his invitation down politely without being ungrateful or sounding defensive? I could say, "I'll miss my family," but that reason would grate on his ears, maybe even the soul, because what would that say about him? That he never missed his?
"I earn enough," I could tell him, but even to me, that sounds not so much a reason but a weak fact.
Ignoring the thoughts running around in my head, I write: Thank you, but I can't go. I need to stay here.
Two sentences, one reason. For a girl who makes her living writing, this is highly unusual. There's an unwritten email in my head I wish I could send to my Uncle Boy.
"My life, unlike yours, doesn't follow the rule of twos. I need to stay here because I have only one home. I would feel lost without it, or away from it. When I tell you I need to stay here, I mean it. It's a need, and deep down, I think you understand this need, too. I've always believed you enjoy selling homes to people is because deep down, you've never forgotten that you left yours."
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