Living happily with family and friends

Most of the time we are with people, It may be home or at school. We may be visiting places and there always is always someone or the other around us. That is why human beings are known as “social animals”. If we are left alone for a long time, we will become very miserable. To be really happy, we must earn to maintain good relations with others.

Most of the people whom we find around us are related to us in a certain way. Apart from our own parents, brothers and sisters, we have close relations, such as grandparents, uncle, aunties and cousins. We have many distant relations as well.

Besides one’s own relations, there are many good old friends of the family and some are our own personal friends. People living in the same neighborhood also have a claim on each other. According to your own age, you will find that some of the people are much older than you and some are much younger, while some others are of your own age. People of the same age group are known as “peer group”. It can easily be said that people who matter to each other can be divided in the following three groups.

·         Family members.

·         People of one’s own age-peer group.

·         Neighbors.

You and your family

All over the world people live in families. One’s family may be big or small; there may be one child or many in the family. There may be just the parents and children living together o r there may be grandparents and other relations living in the same house. People of the same family are known as family members. Parents and children make one unit. Most of our wants and needs are taken care of in the family, for example father earns and mother manages the house so that the children get the best of food, clothes and education. Food, clothing and shelter are the most important basic needs. Our families do their very best to provide for these needs. Next to these and almost equally important, is the need of love and security and belongingness. If you happen to be, for instance, caught in the rain, you know that as soon as you reach home you will be protected. Likewise when hurt or pained, you seek the protection of the loved ones. You forget your hurt and the pain seems to get lessened as soon as the mother console and shares your suffering. Parents not only feed us well. But they also want us to be happy and healthy. They want to see us grow into attractive and successful young men and women.

We owe a lot to our parents and elders for all they do for us. It is true that when one is young and going to school, one does not get much time to help mother with household duties. Also, there may be many things that one yet needs to learn. The best way to learn is to do things for you.  Girls can learn a lot about cooking, sewing and other craft if you watch and help your mother and do them. You ca also please your father by putting his things neatly and by making a nice flower arrangement for his room. You can help your younger bother or sister while they are doing their home task or you can please them just by joining in their play. Likewise, you may find many things to do by helping others at home.

To into a healthy and helpful member of the family, you need to develop understanding and proper attitude. You need to learn why people do certain things and behave in certain way. For example, a child of three or four enjoys throwing things around. It is no use getting angry or hitting the child if he happens to break something, or, a person who is unwell is likely to be short-tempered and touchy. Instead of losing temper with such a person you need to be calm and patient with him.

Everyone wants to be loved. Parents love their children. Children love their parents and a strong love exists between brothers and sisters. This love can be further strengthened if members of family understand each other.

You must have noticed that you are happy when everyone at home is happy. When there is cheerfulness in home, all of us can not only work much better but also feel better. Every member of the family is responsible for creating a better and cheerful atmosphere in home. Younger brothers and sisters may argue and fight and cry but you, as a grown up brother or sister can help a lot in controlling younger brothers and sisters by keeping them away from fighting and hitting each other. You can organize games and other activities to keep them peacefully busy. Elder people in the home also need assistance and by helping them you can make them feel good and are happy