Future
family
Does
“happily ever after” really exist or is this just some silly
phrase out of a fairy tale? With a divorce rate over 50% many people
have lost all their faith in having a perfect marriage and family.
People are sacrificing family life for lifestyle. They wait longer to
have kids and many remain much longer at their parents’ homes
before finally setting out on their own, with the result that parents
get increasingly “older”. Can we protect the family structure in
the future, considering these problems? And in which direction
“family” is going to develop?
As
a child of divorced parents I’m very worried about the alarming
increase of the divorce rate. No matter whether the divorce is
considered a relief by both parties or not it is always a tragic
moment and a deep turning point in one’s life. A family should be a
“hideaway” – a place where children feel save and loved.
Whereas in the future many negative happenings in the family will
lead to the fact that their lives will be shaped in a bad way.
What
is the definition of “love”? How should we show “love” to our
fellows? This and other questions must be answered in the family,
usually by learning from our parents. Unfortunately there is not much
to be learned from one’s parents if their marriage breaks apart.
I’m afraid of a disturbance in the very important relationship
between parents and their kids.
However,
I don’t want to deal just with criticizing arguments. In fact I see
the future family (let me call it patchwork family) as a new chance
where people with different backgrounds can set us a good example by
living in perfect harmony together. I’m absolutely convinced that
this challenge can be successful indeed.
I
don’t want to be called a pessimistic person who says that
everything was better in the old days – just the opposite is true
since I ‘ve much faith in a good future, but I know that it won’t
be easy. It appears like hard work for each of us to fight against
the breakdown of everything that is related to “family” and its
values. I believe that a well working family doesn’t have to be a
fairy tale. On the other hand it’s not an easy task, but a long and
hard road. Now it’s up to us to face this challenge.
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