Greetings!
The strong cord that connects people together is the family. The word family is a strong cord, no wonder there's a popular saying which says, " blood is thicker than water." So, the blood that connects a family together makes family so strong. Family bond is a bond that cannot be broken, no doubt about it. So, I pray our family will remain strong and unbroken no matter the situation.
As we all know, that Hod started what is called family right from inception, when he created man, both man and woman to multiply and give birth in the garden. Although, series of unwanted happen that broke the bond of family between the two sons of Adam, but that doesn't stop God's purpose for family, and since then, family has been in existence since then up till now.
Like we did in the primary school social studies, we were told then that family is the smallest unit of the society which means, family is the nucleus of the society, hmmm, family is so strong that it determines how society looks like. So, if a society is good, thanks to family and if it's the other way round, the family should be hold responsible.
All families started with a man and a woman giving to generations and this is where the word lineage and generations comes from, we also have words like forefather, grandfather, grandmother etc associated to family. As we all know that we have both extended and nuclear family, but I will not be going deep in to this.
The word family is to deep and thank God that family exist. This will surely lead me to how far I have been a beneficiary of a good family. Growing up, I was born into a Christian family even both my maternal and paternal are Christians, but even apart that, we were taught how to show love to everyone around not minding their faith. So, from my paternal side, my grandmother gave birth to five children 4 Male and 1 female, but the relationship between all the children and the grand children can not be understimated, we do things in common. During the festive season, both Christmas and Easter, we all wore uniform (aso ebi) no matter your age or status in the family. In the family, we do and act in common and the brotherly love is second to none. Well, may be due to the blood connection. Also, whenever there's need to assist each other, all hands are always on deck. No wonder everyone is thriving in his or her endeavor.
What of my maternal side, the difference is not too clear from what's obtainable from my paternal side. Though they were not much. All of them are three including my late mum who was the second child of the family, but all we could among them all is love. I could remember when one of my cousin is doing his wedding in the year 2008, everybody rally round and contributed to the success of the wedding ceremony, making the burden so light on him and his parents. Seriously, family really relieved them of their expenses and I was the one that even best this my cousin on his day. " the power of family."
In 2011, when I lost my mum, it's like everything was over, but seriously, all I could see is the brotherly love of the family who never disowned me and my younger brother. Now, the love shown to us was not from the maternal side where my mum belonged alone, but even my paternal side rose to the occasion to defend and show us love." What a family I belong ?" I really belong to a family of love , where love is the centerpiece of the family.
I have really enjoyed the love from all the family members across board. Last year, when I was getting married, all the family came to my aid and relieved me of so many things. My mum elder sister stood by me and she even stood in place of my mum, while my cousin stood as my best man.
What of my in-laws, those people's family are unique, they took me in as one of theirs and will not disturb me for anything. Indeed I'm a great beneficiary of what family portends as been orchestrated by God.
Though, it's not that there's no issues or rancor in the family which I belong to, but there's always a way of resolving it. Like the popular saying which says, " there's no way we will not fight, but fighting without reconciliation is what is bad." Even the tongue and the teeth that are very close do fight. And it's the person you sleep with on the bed and you touch. All these things shows that no family is perfect but we all see perfection in our weaknesses.
I love my family.
Family is great.
Thanks for reading.
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