Family: Blessings of Wisdom

Families are hard to explain, but the greatest treasure we could have in our possession.

By. The Bizz

What is the one thing that you will always have on this world? Family. You can't get rid of them if you want to. You can choose to exclude them, but they can never not be related to you. Blood is blood, meaning that you can't go back an edit the DNA structure of a relative so they won't be related to you.

There are two key questions to family: What makes up a family and what purpose does family serve? I guess in the end, it's a matter of opinion. See, some families are closed off and some choose people not blood-related to be in their families. What makes up a family is people who help, push, discipline, and love you unconditionally. Most people have problems with their parents or close relatives. Even so, it is our God-breathed nature to care for them. It's almost unexplainable if you look at it with enough scrutiny. Even orphans have an idea of family. They have to grow up with people around them and they pick up information along the way to maturing. Some families are good and bad. Either way, we have an intense desire to be with a close-knitted group of people that love us.

A family is there to teach you how to function in life; giving you the basic set of knowledge to make you're own way. Without them, we would not know who to be who we are. Families are the key to good in the world. More often than not, someone who doesn't know you has no responsibility in your life. Matter of fact, no one has obligations toward you if you're not related. If it wasn't for family having your back in tough times, most people couldn't cope with the world around them. They provide security and nurturing, something the real world will not offer. Even when you mess up big enough, they continue to help you. Why? Because it is love that binds it together. Love translates differently to the variety of families out there. Regardless, there is no changing that.

Family also leaves us with wisdom. If it weren't for elders, our paths may turn out differently. With age comes wisdom and grey hairs. Without this wisdom, we could not hold true to values. Values are nothing without experience and support. The greatest gift a person could ever receive is great advice because it can save you from pitfalls. When you mess up, you don't want someone you love to make the same mistake. So what do you do? You try telling them why they shouldn't participate in specific functions. It's not JUST protecting them, because God knows how many times someone has ignored sound reason. It's about informing them of your experience and how it molded you. A person will choose to do what they want in the end game, but it never hurts to help where you can.

What am I trying to say? Take advantage of the fact that you have people around you who care what you say and try counseling them in a positive way. Whether you're an elder who can help your younger kin in learning tough decisions in life. If you are a adolescent trying to figure out the hustle & bustle called life, do more listening. No matter what, though, you're family is the blessing of wisdom that can only be translated down the line if you choose to engage it. It is the one group that will always hear you out.

This is the Bizz, serving up a hot plate of thoughts on this beautiful Tuesday, May 11, 2010. God bless you