I have been on this Earth for 22 years and counting. I have always questioned where I learned to be so strong.

The answer was right in front of me the whole time.

You have taught me that it is okay to be sad simply because you can't be happy at the moment. You have taught me that life moves on whether you want it to or not. You have taught me that you can overcome anything you set your mind to, big or small.

If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't know how to move forward when the smallest inconveniences happens to me. I wouldn't know what health insurance was. I wouldn't know that you can't wear stripes with other patterns. I wouldn't know how to survive.

Without you, I'd be lost in this terrifying world. No matter how many times I roll my eyes when you tell me to "be safe" before a night out, I appreciate it every single time. Bad things happen to innocent people all the time. I hate to say it, but the first time you told me that, I thought "yeah, but nothing would happen like that to me."

Boy, was I wrong. If it wasn't for you, I would be completely blind to the outside world. Thank you for preparing me.

I don't need reassurance from a boy reminding me that "he still likes me." I don't need reassurance from a friend letting me know that "he's just a stupid boy." I may be older now, but reassurance from you that everything will be okay is more comforting than anything else, especially in a relationship sense, because I'm your twin. Everything that you did, I am doing right now.

Thank you for everything you have ever done for me. Thank you for keeping all of my secrets safe. Thank you for being my serenity when I need it. Thank you for being my shoulder to cry on. Thank you for holding my hand during the darkest of times. Thank you for being you.

There is no one else like you. I love you.