Nowadays, extended families be like; “We have our own
problems to solve, Thank God he now has his own family…everyone should train
his or her children”. Then your uncles, aunties and cousins begin to avoid you
for the fear that you would ask them for money or other costly things.
Afterwards, you and your family then make up your mind to be great people with
one mindset that, “We shall all meet at the top”. Now my question is, when you
all being nuclear and extended families meet at the top, do you expect that you
would behave like one family to one another? NO, rather you would all feel like
strangers towards one another and be at your best as friendly enemies.
The
truth is, whether monogamy, polygamy, nuclear or extended, we all started from
a small group called “Family”. We became polygamous or extended because we
chose to. Although, “blood is thicker than water” but if you pay attention to
the world, you will discover that; Love is thicker than blood because if we all
love one another as a family, we will always remember that we are one blood.
Nuclear,
don’t try to be better, greater or better still compete with your extended.
Extended, lend a helping hand when necessary to your nuclear and let’s quit the
differences. Let’s all work together for the upliftment of the name of our
family and soar high.
©OLAGBENDE
REBECCA OLUWABUKUNMI
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