There is no denying the fact that family ties are becoming weaker. This is particularly true in western countries where relationships are becoming less and less relevant. There are several reasons behind this unfortunate development. The most important, of course, is the change in our lifestyles, values and goals.
Families that spend a lot of time together tend to be closer. And families where the members rarely come face to face with one another have hardly anything that ties them together. In the olden days parents and children used to live and work together. In many families, children pursued the same career as their father. They learned the trade or craft from their parents and elder siblings. This allowed them to spend more time with their family and that made their relationships stronger.
Now we are living in the age of individualism. Everyone needs their space. This has made us more self-centred than our parents or grandparents. This also reflects in our relationships. We no longer believe in making adjustments or compromises. We want everything our way. This attitude creates strain in our relationships.
There is yet another reason that affects family bonds. People are increasingly moving to another city or country in search of better education, jobs or living standards. They leave their family behind. While it is possible to keep in touch through modern communication means, an email or phone call is not equal to a face-to-face interaction. The only way to forge better ties with our near and dear ones is to spend more time with them. We must realize that our biggest strength is our family. Relationships are like potted plants. We need to nourish them. If we don’t give them the love and affection they need, they will wilt.
To conclude, if we need better family relationships we must be willing to adjust and compromise. We must realize that the only way to win love is to give love. Instead of confining ourselves to our space, we must come out of it. We must let others in too.
There is no denying the fact that
family
ties are becoming weaker. This is
particularly
true in western countries where
relationships
are becoming less and less relevant. There are several reasons behind this unfortunate development. The most
important
,
of course
, is the
change
in our lifestyles, values and goals.
Families that spend
a lot of
time together tend to be closer. And
families
where the members rarely
come
face to face with one another have hardly anything that ties them together. In the olden days parents and children
used
to
live
and work together. In
many
families
, children pursued the same career as their father. They learned the trade or craft from their parents and elder siblings. This
allowed
them to spend more time with their
family
and that made their
relationships
stronger.
Now
we are living in the age of individualism. Everyone
needs
their space. This has made us more
self-centred
than our parents or grandparents. This
also
reflects in our
relationships
. We no longer believe in making adjustments or compromises. We want everything our way. This attitude creates strain in our relationships.
There is
yet
another reason that affects
family
bonds.
People
are
increasingly
moving to another city or country in search of better education, jobs or living standards. They
leave
their
family
behind. While it is possible to
keep
in touch through modern communication means, an email or phone call is not equal to a face-to-face interaction. The
only
way to forge better ties with our near and dear ones is to spend more time with them. We
must
realize that our biggest strength is our
family
.
Relationships
are like potted plants. We
need
to nourish them. If we don’t give them the
love
and affection they
need
, they will wilt.
To conclude
, if we
need
better
family
relationships
we
must
be willing to adjust and compromise. We
must
realize that the
only
way to win
love
is to give
love
.
Instead
of confining ourselves to our space, we
must
come
out of it. We
must
let
others in too.