There was a time when dad told us stories about how extended our family appears to be, he told us about the love that has existed among the whole family, living in a family of over 100, and yet they all get to live happily together.
I have always loved one thing about my way of life and that was being among the best family. Though many times we get to realize that family issues are not always that straight as anticipated but there are times when we get to be left with no choice than to embrace the ties of family relationships.
August Rally!
This is an event that usually take place every August of the year. It was really an eventful experience and this is how families get to know each other, the elders from the families come alongside their kids for the meet up. They get to discuss the progress of the family, in preparation for generations to come. Then there would be merriment after all.
I really hope to be a part of the Rally meetup even just once. But sadly it ended a few years after my birth due to family misunderstandings. Since then there was nothing like the August Rally and the family have not been that way ever since then.
Eid Festivities.
Being a muslim is one of the greatest joys. When it comes to festive times, apart from the joy that comes from celebration, there is also this amazing moment of family get together. Families get to meet with each other after a year. I really appreciate the Eid bounding and the avenues it brings for us to be together.
Having a gathering is not something that easy. You just can't truly tell what people's reaction would appear to be. And controlling humans is one of the most dangerous tasks to perform.
I really hope the festive period never ends. But the reason why it's called festive is because of the once a blue moon occurrence. If it were to be that the celebration happened continuously then it won't bring about the value it should.
That’s for extended family, but when it comes to immediate family then it’s something different. I never thought I would give so much value to my siblings as we are now. Because most of the times we were together when younger, it's either we quarrel on unnecessary things, try to create unexplainable misunderstandings, and the likes.
The saying that 20 friends can't be together for 20 years set in between us and we all went our different ways. We were happy about the departure at first but when we realized the love among siblings can never be compared, we gave much value to our union. And when next we get to meet again we are always happy to see each other.
In conclusion, I really wish that life could keep up the way we wanted. And everything could be fine among ourselves. Family bridges and gaps should be sealed and the bond should remain intact and not just during festivals alone…
