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The Importance Of Family

You never know what’s going to happen tomorrow, so share how much you care today.

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Things can happen in the blink of an eye. When someone is gone or ill, you cannot do anything to help them. Staying strong for yourself and them is what they would want you to do. But, what you have to realize is you can’t get those people back once they're gone. Take every moment you can with them.

Recently, I didn’t get much time with someone that was important in my life. It wasn’t until she was in the hospital my attention was grabbed. These kinds of things can make us bottle up our emotions and cause personal issues. I knew that freaking out wasn’t an option. I needed to stay calm, and be there for her. Visiting her every day and showing my strength was my way of hoping she would get better.

In moments like this, we come to realize that family is a very important aspect to our lives. There are so many families that don’t spend quality time together. It's not only separating relationships but closing the doors of communication. We shouldn’t feel moved to grow closer because someone is in the hospital. We should already be closer because that’s what families do.

If families weren't important to our world, why would we celebrate holidays, birthdays, or family reunions? We do these things to become closer. We learn each others relational and personality traits. It’s not because we have to, it’s because we want to. Family is a huge part of the world, it’s changing every day because people don’t understand the importance of it.

Your family teaches you while growing up. The way you went to school, ate your breakfast, and even tied your shoes. You develop relationships that are extremely close. You get these feelings because you are family, you grow to love them every day. Parents, children, cousins, aunts, and uncles are all a huge part of family. We wouldn’t have specific names for these people if they didn’t have a special meaning to us.

Your family grows next to you from the day you are born till the day you die. From diapers to canes they stand by you and support you through thick and thin. Families can separate or they can grow. Life can get rough. Sicknesses and accidents happen. Sometimes, the only thing that helps is staying close and being strong.

Family is a huge part of all our lives. You never know what life will bring you, continue the growth of your relationship because it’s important. I love my family no matter what. Living close to them is something I will cherish for the rest of my life. I just want you to remember; you never know what’s going to happen tomorrow, so share how much you

care today.
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