Family unit the basic source of happiness
Once again Malaysians have got into the festive mood of
Christmas, New Year and to be followed soon by the Chinese New Year. As usual
we tend to celebrate our respective festivals grandly with a spirit of goodwill
and sharing. Unfortunately the escalating costs this year will be a major
burden that will dampen our spirits, especially the poor, during this season of
festivities.
Christmas is a time for not just feasting and merry-making as
portrayed by the highly commercialized media but one of sharing and repentance.
Seeking forgiveness from those we hurt is an important part of Christmas, which
is often overlooked. In fact celebrating Christmas will be meaningless if one
harbors ill feeling and hatred for someone, either inside or outside the family.
Apart from that, like other festivities, Christmas is a time
for family bonding and rebuilding of families that may have gone astray for
some reason. In many instances families disintegrate after the death of the
parents especially the mother, who acts as the cement keeping the children
together.
It is extremely sad many children don’t realize the
importance of maintaining the family unity especially after the passing of
their parents. They allow petty disputes to break up the once united family.
This I feel is the reason for many in their fifties and after to lament that Christmas
is no more joyous as it used to be when they were young.
It is indeed true that most of us miss our good old days
when we used to take pains to travel back home to be with our parents and
siblings to spend some memorable time together. It did not cost us much then
but the time spent was so enjoyable that we cannot forget the feelings of joy
that we used to experience them. The pleasant memories of what we used to do
together as a family still remains vividly in our minds which makes as sad that
things today are not as they used to be.
This Christmas it may be a time to review our relationship with
the members of our family. Are we united like we use to be? If not what is our
contribution to this disunity or disintegration of our family. What can we do
to rebuild the unity we used to enjoy before?
Most of us have to some extent contributed for the disunity
in our families and all we need to do is to accept that fact and sacrifice a
little of our likes for the sake of a brother or sister to undo the bad we have
done. We can be a little more generous to help out a brother or sister in need.
That may be all that is needed to start the process of reunion.
The family unit is the most important source for the success and well being of any community.Our happiness to come directly or indirectly from that family unit which must be protected at all costs.
As brothers and sisters the common among us far outnumber
the differences and as the saying goes it is indeed very true that blood is
thicker than water in most cases. As we celebrate this Christmas, let us be a
little more charitable and let that charity begin in our own families, among
our own siblings whom we always loved.
Wishing all a meaningful and joyous Christmas
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