Sunday, October 08, 2006

Family

Families are powerful. Don't ever believe otherwise. Our clans will influence us for the rest of our lives, for better, and for worse. Parents, you are the ones who first interact with your childern, you will be required to teach them how to act around others, give them beliefs (becareful, they do not nessecarily have to accept those beliefs), teach them about the world around them. Your clan will be the first church a child goes to, the first school they attend, the first governmental authority that they interact with. In the clan, people are taught how to live.
This power is great. It can be used to uplift a child, make them whole. They can draw stregth from their family and rely upon them. From their family they will have learnt right from wrong, how to be polite, and all those important things that allow us to live in society. The guidance of the family will guide them throughout their life.
And this power can be abused. Abuse of the authority given to relatives is often some of the most distrubing and upsetting sins that mankind can commit. Without even touching the child, parents and relatives can make a young persons life a living hell. The childern of these dark clans shall be in the unfortunate position of having to rise above the ways set before them by their family. But still, their family effects them, even if they turn to good, they shall carry those scars.
Luckily, most of us will never see such abuse; unfortunately, most of us will not see such perfection in our familys. Because they are human, parents will make mistakes. Even Mary and Joseph made mistakes along the way.
Remember that at the heart of every family, must be love. No clan can survive for long without it. At the heart of the great divine family, in which we are all a part of, is God's great love for all humanity. He is calling us to follow a path of love into his great arms. He wishes for us to love one another. So remember, those who are starting new families; give all the love you can to your family and tell them to pass it on to everyone they meet. And though it may be hard, continue to love your families, despite everything that has passed; I cannot say that this love will heal all wounds in every family, but it can heal the wounds within yourself.

Keep care my readers, and watch over your families.

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