The Importance of Family

The importance of family

A person who is called successful in life is a person who has a happy family. Family is important to everyone in the world. “Family isn’t whose blood you have. It’s about who you care about”, my dad once told me. Each person has a different and unique family in their heart. Deep inside me, family holds an unchangeable place. The strong role which family plays, family’s communication, and its support are the three main reasons that make family so important.

Have you ever thought about what makes you lucky? Many people believe that their successes and talents cause them to be lucky. Personally, I believe having a happy family with both a mother and a father is my luck. A popular soul singer, Luther Vandross, sang a song whose lyrics explained about objects in a house that were still the same, but a house was not a home if there wasn't anyone there you can kiss good night. Dictionary explains family as a fundamental social group in society typically consisting of one or two parents and their children. To me, family is those who support and care for me. They watch out for me and are there when I need them. They also help me reach goals that I have set for yourself. They help encourage me and emphasize the talents that I have, whether or not I know what your talents are. Kyle Maynard, in his book names “No excuses” , tells the truth story of his life. He was born a congenital amputee, his arms ending at his elbows and his legs at his knees. But that didn’t stop Kyle Maynard from becoming a champion, on the wrestling mat and in his life. With the strong support from his love family, Kyle battled against the odds. Even though, his parents were shocked of his birth, they still love and be there for him. People around might lose hopes on someone like Kyle, but his family never stopped believing in him and his talents. Their wonderful love strengthened Kyle to face the toughest fights. They helped him know that he can learn how to eat, write, live, and play wrestling without hands. Kyle faced the seemingly impossible challenge to live a normal life, and with the strong support from his family, he won the championship in wrestling. He has changed people’s minds and opinions on the value of life. Will Kyle become successful in life if his parents can’t deal with the fact that he is not a normal child when he was born? Will he still be able to sit there and write a book about his life without his family’s support? Robert Frost once wrote, “ Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” (Pipher 32). No matter how different Kyle is, family is always the special place that takes and welcomes him in whenever he needs them.

Also, family plays an important role in forming a person’s personality and actions. For example, growing up as the child of a family which parents are alcoholic creates a great deal of pressure to handle home front issues at a very young age. Therefore, in their thought, it is not a big deal for them to go out and get drunk with friends. Although it may seem a bit strange, I believe that sometimes we think and critique something in exactly the same way our parents. Since my friends know that I come from a lawyer family, they are no longer surprised how I can talk a lot all the times. They easily understand my