Your Family should be top priority no matter what

The importance of a family cannot be over emphasized we know just how important families are to the society and our personal lives. From the time we are infants to when we are grown up adults; our families are the primary place of learning. The family is where we lean on for support. The bond between family members is so strong that no matter what happens we can always get back together. But it’s becoming a trend that when people get a "big pay" they tend to forget about this bond and start creating distance with their family. 

We all know that if families could spend more quality time together, the rate of divorce in the society will reduce and as such we’ll have a better society, so why should we keep seeking for more and more riches and forget the most important wealth ever; The family. 

Imagine what the world would be like if everybody realizes how important there are to their family and how important their family is to them. Of course it won’t be a perfect world alright but a better world. The amazing fact is it’s possible! 

No matter how much money we get, we can never be happy without our families being there to spend it with us. We can win all the medals in the world but without the family to celebrate with there are just nothing. Once I came across a quote that says something like this “some people are so poor the only thing they have left is money” and I couldn’t help but read it over and over again. 

It is agreed globally that the family is very important to the society, in fact a person’s success is measured by how successful his/her family relationship is. But it’s not always the way we want it to be. Work jumps in, friends and other things that compete with the time we spend with our families. 

Oh my! This work is getting on my neck. I have a meeting to attend. I have a party to attend etc. these are some of the many excuses we sometimes give and think it’s enough to keep us away from our family. But really are there good enough? 

Once I gave one of those excuses to a great friend of mine and the first question he asked was "if something happens to you while you are in that party, do you think your friends and colleagues would care about you more than your family". He allowed me to think about it and decide for myself. Well if you are interested in knowing what I did here's it: I rather decided to spend time with my family and I tell you that was one of the most remarkable moments I have ever had with them. 

Don't misunderstand me, am not saying money, friends, work and other things that compete with family occasions are not important but just how important are there when compared with your family is the point? In my opinion nothing can beat the quality time spent with one’s family. Sometimes we make work, money, meetings or whatever it is to be more important but it’s really not.

Your family needs money to survive but it needs you more, many people will not agree with me but I believe just enough to take care of the bills and live comfortably am ok. Sending in bulks of money to them without being there when there need me with them is not it. 

But while we may agree that family is always the top priority, we should not completely undermine other areas of our lives especially work, there should be a balance. But sometimes work and family collides and we need to choose one right, it’s never easy. Thinking about who needs you more should help a great deal in deciding where to be at that time. 

If someday you lose your job, your family will still be there to comfort and support you but if you lose your family, work can never makeup. No matter what happens, no matter how tough the situation is for us our family is always there to take help support; let’s not treat our family members like there are less important. Believe me your wife/husband, brother/sister, son/daughter, dad/mom or grannies may well feel there are just some random person in the street if you don’t show you care. Your words are not substitute for your presence. Your family should be top priority to you when planning.

Let’s hear your opinion in the comments section; we’ll be more than happy to know what you think.