Many of us come from a particular family. Figuratively speaking they come in all shapes and sizes. From all parts of the world, with each different nationality and even skin color. We all have our differences and we have to learn to accept them sooner or later. And that is what families do best; they forgive and move on to become stronger. The most important part of a family is being able to forgive. Forgiveness breaks free from all evil and any situation that puts family members into acting certain ways they never have.
In our daily lives we take our own family for granted. We see them every day so we do not think much of saying simply “Good Morning” or even a heartwarming “I love you to your parents”. Even at times we seem to be embarrassed to have to say “I love you”. But we never take into consideration that what may happen if we start to ignore our family and brush them off each time they get close to us. Not only that but we all reach a certain point in our lives that during a specific age we hate family. We do not want a single thing to do with family. They embarrass us and mostly they seem to aggravate us. In one point in my life I have experienced the same situation with myself. When I reached a certain age I did not care about my parents nor anyone that seemed to care about me; I only saw me myself and my friends. During summer break I would rarely be home only showing up to eat and sleep at night. I did not care or bother to check up if everything is fine or is anyone even missing me.
Also I was a point in time of my life that I have not spoken a single word with my dad. The period of not speaking with my dad has seemed like the best part of my life, even though it may sound odd. We would always butt heads and argue about something. I would always find him in my business and trying to manipulate things his own way. He was always a person if it is not his way it will not be anyway. Finally growing older I became irritated and tired of that so we would always argue, until I decided not to talk to him for a whole year. Though something did not seem right to me. I thought to myself “why am I not speaking with my own parent”? After a few situations that occurred we have found ways of making small talk which now has made us in a “okay relationship” so to speak. I till this day find myself making small talk with him but just keeping a distance because that's the only good way we can live. I then found myself not to take family for granted.
As I said before some of us take family for granted. For the 31 million children living in India they do not know what a family is, how it feels to have a family or how a family looks. Most children are left alone due to poverty, sickness and natural disasters. Up next is China following with 20.6 million orphans left on the streets of China to tend to themselves often times not being able to survive. It's sad to find out that 98% of the orphans in China are left to die due to the fact that they are born female. While in China the large population continues to grow families simply throw out their daughters and continue trying for sons to carry on their last names and legacies. While almost all of us do not appreciate our families when many do not have a roof or mom to love them, we have to understand the power of family.
WORK CITED
“China.” All God's Children, allgodschildren.org/intervening-for-orphans/where-we-work/china/.
Wang, Sue. “The Tragic Tale of China's Orphanages: 98% of Abandoned Children Have Disabilities.” The Globe and Mail, 12 May 2018, www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/the-tragic-tale-of-chinas-orphanages-98-of-abandoned-children-have-disabilities/article17625887/.
“India Without Orphans.” Worldwithoutorphans, 4 June 2018, www.worldwithoutorphans.org/movements/country-movements/people_organization/13956