We've just started reading The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton. This is a story about gangs, friends, and family. It got me to thinking, just what is a family? Of course, there's always the family in the traditional sense, a mom, a dad, brothers and sisters, and maybe even a pet, but family can be more than just who we're related to. Family is part relationship, part ideal.
Here's what I mean; In my life, I have my wife, brothers and sisters and parents, and all my other relatives, and they're my family. But I also have my school family, those people I work with every day, principals, teachers, and students. Of course, I have a different relationship with all of them than I do with my relatives, but they're family just the same. I depend on them for support, I help them when they need me, and we laugh and cry together.
Family can come from other areas too. Say you play an online game, the people you hang out with there are your family as well, or a club you belong to, or a team you play on. These can all be considered family. I guess what it all boils down to is this, you can have family in many parts of your life, whether it be emotional, in activities, or even in the workplace.
Family is just that, family. It's people you depend on, and can depend on you whenever you or they need it. I think cultivating these type of relationships is very rewarding, and I'm going to work hard to keep all my families strong!
Alot of people take their family's for granted.Even I do sometimes. Wheather it is our relatives or just people we hang out with.It's just that alot of people just think 'Oh, there is that annoying pest of a sister.Maybe she'll go find someone else to bug today'. If you really think about it though, the reason why they bug you is because they love you.I really think it is great to think about things like this. To think a little deeper than just general thoughts.
ReplyDelete(This is Rebekah Curtis by the way)