Meaning of Family to My Life

For you, what do you think is the true meaning of family? How important is your family in your life? Do you think that your family is ideal/perfect? Some dictionaries say that family is a group of people who are closely related by birth, marriage, or adoption, others say that it is a group of people living together and functioning as a single household, usually consisting of parents and their children, and some of those dictionaries say that it is a group whose members are related in origin or characteristics. In point of fact, all of those meanings are true, but have you ever tried to explain or to elaborate the meaning of family in your own words?

            Well, for me, family is one of the most important blessings in the whole universe. Family may be the best thing that we got since birth. I call a group of people where I do belong as my family to whom I may lean on when there were times that I need them most and they are ready to help, to support, to guide and to love me.

Actually, there’s no perfect family, we argue and we fight. Sometimes, we even stop talking to each other, but in the end, family is family. The love will always be there. This means that our family isn’t too ideal and perfect. To be kept strong, a relationship must be attended to regularly, like a plant. It doesn't need constant attention, but it does need regular attention. If not, it will wither after a while, but can be revived. If neglected too long, then no matter how much water you put on it, or how much care you show, it's just not coming back, so that we must always make time for those we love. There are times that our families are too far from us but they're still very near to our heart.

Family may be just a term which is easy to define and to look for the meaning of it, but for all of us, we define or give the meaning of it differently, because of our different experiences and involvement with our family.

Rico Jeremy G. Hernandez

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