16/05/2021
Saturday 15th May was International Day of Families.
Mother Teresa was once asked the question, “What can you do to promote world peace?“ Her answer? “Go home and love your family.”
Mother Teresa was right. Even though it’s easy to forget at times, family is the most important thing in the world. This could mean your mother, your father, your siblings, your spouse, your grandparents, your aunts, your uncles, your cousins, your in-laws – but for some, it’s simply those with whom we share unconditional love.
You certainly didn’t ask for them, and you can’t trade ’em, but out of the billions of human beings on our planet, they’re the ones who know you best. They’re the ones who cherish you, and whom you should cherish in return – whether they’re your biological family or otherwise.
No family is perfect… we argue, we fight. We even stop talking to each other at times. But in the end, family is family… the love will always be there. And family isn’t always blood. It’s the people in your life who want you in theirs. The ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile, and who love you no matter what.
So important is a family in the structure of global humanity that the United Nations General Assembly has declared an International Day of Families.
It is a day when we stop and reflect on the importance the international community places on family. The designated day also provides the opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and increase knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families.
