Each year, many families get together for that once in a year moment, the summer bash. It’s wonderful to see how the kids have grown, the adults look healthy but older, and the world seems right. Today is such a day and sun is being cooperative.
The purpose of such an event is to bring family together most of whom you do not get to see throughout the year. We’re all so busy and living our separate lives that at least once a year, we recognize the value and importance of seeing each other and playing together. There is the occasional ball game or game of horseshoes for some. Others choose to nap in the warmth of the sunshine getting that much needed rest. I like watching the matriarchs of the family get together and speak of the old days; of who is sadly missing now and how things have changed.
Families are interesting structures in the human ecosystem. We are thrown together by genetics for some and marriage or relationships for others. We share commonalities especially for the genetic relationships that are tough to miss. There are the strong personalities, the similarity in eye color, and the unmistakable genetic thread that runs through the family structure deeply into the children and the children’s children.
I like the idea of the strong family that attempts to stay together especially in these difficult times. Although we don’t always share the same views in politics or child rearing (the other politics); its good to know that such durable families still exist in a world that tends to separate and sort more than bring folks together.
We all dread the family event until we get there and see the smiles; the familiar and warm hugs and the never ending series of, “don’t you look great!” that we all long to hear. Families are more important now than ever; be a part of a strong family, it’s something we all should treasure.
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