The word family has multiple meanings in dictionary. It is ‘a social unit living together’ or ‘parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not’. In a broader term, relatives can also be added to this group. But it is much more than that. Family is the first learning place of an individual in this world. Starting from childhood till old age, he learns everything from his family. He sees his family members walking and starts trying that. He sees them speaking and he tries to copy them. Gradually he learns the basic communication among individuals in the family. He also learns how to love, how to behave, how to come along in life, all from his family. This develops a sort of affection among all family members. They are always there to help each other.
The elder siblings help a lot to their young ones. Parents guide their children at every step they take in life until they become independent. The early 5-7 years spent in the family build a strong relationship among all family members and it keeps them together the whole life. As I mentioned in one of my articles, (why we should help others), man is a social animal. He cannot live alone for long. He always needs a company of his fellow beings. The best company for a man is his family. The affection that is developed among family members continues throughout life. That is the reason any achievement we have in life, we desire to share it first of all with our family. If we are in trouble, we always seek help from our family and it is always there to help us out. Friends come in our lives much later while family is there since day one. We might change our friends later in