Their generosity reminded me that home is never as far as we think it is and I was grateful for a table to share
It’s October again and there’s something in the air. Even just the word … October. It evokes something in me. If I hadn’t been born in June, I would’ve been born in October, a month of rebirth, rest and renewal of a different kind. Not boisterous like spring, but present, powerful. A time for the soul.
I meandered through High Park’s trails, all orange and yellow and red. Everything pulsed and glowed and still, I couldn’t find anything to photograph, I couldn’t find stillness. Defeated, I sat under a tree and pressed my back against its trunk. It was a day to give thanks, and there I was, feeling small, forgotten and ungrateful.
How I wanted to keep that moment forever and preserve the warmth of their family. I looked down at the camera in my hands and back to them, perfectly framed under the tree, wisps of steam curling up from their tea and dissolving into the autumn air. It didn’t feel right to take their photo without permission, it would’ve tainted the memory in some way. I didn’t want to disturb the image with my presence. I got up to go and the young man stood up and walked over to me.
The woman to my left started speaking and pointing to the bread, and Ozan translated and said his aunt Aida had been a teacher back home but had been forced to flee her country. Although her teaching had been taken from her, her passion remained untouched and she’d found a new place to pour her love into: baking. From bread to birthday cakes, Aida showed me photos of her creations with a beaming smile. She wrapped her arms around me and said something to Ozan.
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