THE FAMILY
Ok so I know that I have not talked much
about family which is an essential part of life. You see I love my family and would be no
where without them. So I wish to talk
about what family means to me and how it affects my life and how it can affect
yours…
Family means to me…
During my life I have been confused on who my
family was. Growing up I knew them to be
those that raised me. And then there was
a point in my life when I lost that feeling of love that I had from my
family. I felt alone and lost in the
dark. I was afraid to ask for help,
because I feared that others in my family would laugh at me. I also feared that my family couldn’t help
me. I seemed to have drifted away from
my family as the days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months and so
on. And then one day a person that I didn’t
know very well. Came up to me and somehow
I felt that love that I once lost. And I
thought that it only could come from family that was the closest of them
all. But I was wrong. This person helped me understand that. Family is everywhere. You just have to open your heart and let them
in. After learning a whole new meaning
to family I then was never lost again. My
family was still my family but with additions and that are my friends. They have affected my life for the best and I
know that if that person didn’t show up in my life; my life would have ended
there. I have served as a missionary for
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and have made more friends who I
count as my brothers and sisters. I think that there are going to be greater
additions to my family throughout my life.
Now I am in the United States Army and have been deployed and well I can
say that my brothers at war are now part of my family and it seems as though my
family has become so much bigger throughout life and I would not change that
for anything.
Now here is how it can affect yours…well if
you have not yet learned it from reading the above statement then reread it
again and apply it to yourself. Family can
be anyone that you cherish or love and it also can be people that you met
yesterday, today or are going to meet in the future. You just have to let them in. And there is one thing you can do and that is
not be like me. Ask for that help. Don’t wait for anyone. Cause you are the one holding yourself
back. I hope that whoever is reading
this can accept that my love for you is more than you know. And I, myself count you as my brother or
sister.
Under God’s eyes we are all one big family
and we must realize that. We are all
created in His image. We are all
brothers and sisters. So we all must
learn to share that love we have for each other. Sure some of us are at war but we still need
to look past the hate and see the love that we need to share with each
other. In my family we have a saying “Aiga
Muamua” and this is in the language of Samoa.
It means “Family First” and I know that if we put our family first then
our lives will only end with happiness.
So when you pass someone who is in need of help or is having a bad day
or just looks down then remember “Family First” and be that brother or sister
and provide that help or love that the person needs. I promise that you won’t regret it. Well hope you have enjoyed this post as much
as I enjoyed writing it for you.
Fotu S. Taeoalii
