Family Matters

FAMILY

Family has many definitions but when you sum it up it’s who is closest to you that we consider our immediate family. Family is a destination where you feel at home, you feel loved and most importantly you know that regardless of what happens you will be there for each other no matter what. Each day we hear and read stories about people dying and missing although most of us never consider these situations if they aren’t close to home. Why is that? It shouldn’t take a death, or injury to wake up and realize that foolishness is foolishness and as long as you keep it going it will carry on from generation to generation. Is this fair? Must we raise our children to be biased, unforgiving, selfish and misunderstood? The behavior of a child is most often a reflection of how he/she is being raised in they’re home. Let’s consider this when raising our children ensuring that they are given a chance in life to love and not hate.

The importance of having a good family relationship is critical to one’s lifestyle whether you believe it or not. We must all remember that although there may be differences between the individual members of a family, at the end of the day we are all still family. Because family is important, it becomes the central point or the very focus of scrutiny. It’s hard for some people to digest the fact that we are all different. Being different doesn’t mean that one lacks more than the other, it simply means that we all have different perspectives in life which allows us to make different choices. The sooner we are able to realize this the quicker we are going to be able to build up great and strong relationships in the family.

Let’s start accepting our family for who they are not what they are. Let’s put differences to the side and focus on what really matters in life which is the gift that God has shared with everyone…Family!

By: Lala