Families

Have you ever wondered why there were such?

Brothers and sisters that you have, that you grow up with. Who are they really? Are they just some people who share similar DNA traits and characteristics with you? Or are they just some existence you were put with?

I always wonder why are there family disputes. Wht is it that someone can be so giving and understanding to a friend, and yet be so unreasonably demanding and unforgiving to family members.

I guess there is much truth in the saying that " A neighbour nearby is much better than a relative faraway."

Singapore is so small. I see my extended family every week. Yet I feel we are so far away. As if we were worlds apart. Why? Because of the inability to understand each other. Our mouths were given to us not just for consumption but communication. Communication in the sense of working out differences, or similarities that pushes people apart. Like poles on the magnet repel. same concept I guess. Voice box is used to speak. Our ability to differentiate tone to show our pleasure or displeasure. Our minds to articulate the art of good communication. Some were born with the natural flair for speech. But no one is excluded from the ability to learn and perfect it.

What ever it may be, my sisters and I have made the silent resolution to never fall out with each other. With the experience we had, what our parents taught us and what we saw them go through, we know better. Their strength and resilience in the face of being the black sheeps of their families
and disappointment taught me. Money cannot buy the relationship. Cordial greeting of each other doesn't mean you know or understand me. I am more than what you see. My ldepth in my life can never be reached if it's watched like its a movie. Because in a movie, you never see what goes on behind the scenes. And the perspective is only of the director. Another may have done it differently. A movie is the least reliable source for theory generation. So let no one's life be like a movie. It's too degrading to even think about, you life's worth.

In this world where the fine line between family ties and friendship is becoming blurer and blurer, there's only one way we can look to. HEAVEN.