Family Against the World
What a wide, gaping world! The closer we pry, the more we find that whatever it is we want to do, is usually tied to smaller demographics, clusters, communities, units, you name it.
Also a principle in multitasking. amongst confederations, multinationals, states, and pretty much everyone uses it to handle the maze that is theirs to deal with.
Each small unit with its own management structure, and together, they make a stronger positive community.
Obviously, for a human society, the smallest of these, is the Family unit. Most every human behaviour can be traced to the health condition of the Family where the individual was raised.
Charity they say, begins at home.
Here, are some excerpts that share about the essence of the family unit;
““Kindness is learnt at home”- Anonymous
“A happy family is but an earlier heaven.” —George Bernard Shaw
“You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family.” —Anita Baker
“Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.” —Anthony Brandt
“Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.” —Brad Henry
“Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.” —Michael J. Fox
“Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.” —David Ogden Stiers
“Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.” —Andre Maurois”
The Bible itself from Genesis to Revelation takes time to detail how each member of the family unit should comport their affairs within the family; speaking to husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, children, about love and character, also.
Even the relationship between God and humanity is described in family terms as Father and children. What more do we need to convince us that the heart of God Himself, creator of the universe, is in the well being of the family units all over the earth.
Is it any wonder that most human trouble fundamentally seeks to break down the Family unit?
Once we know this one truth, we will be better poised to hold together, to empathise, to provide support, to truly love in patience and kindness, to nurture, to build and not break down.
Because we understand, we've come to appreciate the place of Family in the scheme of things.
In all our seeking, it becomes our priority to keep this one thing simple and sacred, without complicating it any further,
Especially as women who are naturally gifted as nurturers.
No matter what other things the world says, we must never forget who we are, and our part in the general play of things.
Never forget where Family lies, the part family has to play towards the well being of individual persons who together make up the wider society.
Easy to surmise then that, the quality of any society depends largely on the well being of the individuals and families who make up that society.
What shall we say then?
God help strengthen us as individuals, to build and work to restore both individuals, and families, to proper working order as our God intended it.
