Family Ties in times of Covid19

Family ties are tested when a family is going through some hardship. If you will be there for each other or will you let your siblings down just because of your greediness. It is hard when your parents are already up there in heaven and all you have is your siblings. And this is what I realized as we are fighting this battle with Covid19.

The bond will be tested.

How strong you are bonded with each other will be tested during this time. How your parents raised each one of you will show out. How you care for each other will be discovered. Luckily, my parents raised us well, we may not always be there for each other every day but in times like this, we make sure we are there for one another.

How far will you go for your Family?

Are you willing to sacrifice a lot for your family? You have to, especially when they are sick. But you also have to take care of yourself while you are taking care of them. It is important to look after yourself before them or else you will be down too. And this is not the time for you to get sick. You will need a lot of physical strength as well as emotional strength, spiritual and don't forget the financial side too. These four qualities that you need to strengthen in fighting covid19 with your family. WHY?

Let's start with Physical Strenght. You need to be stronger because you will be the one providing them all their needs. You have to cook for them, you have to go out to buy stuff that they need. In other words, you will also be a runner or errand girl for them. You have to be very well fit and you don't have any right to get sick during this period or else you will not be able to support them and yourself too. Don't forget that while supporting them you are dealing with your daily activities too.

Emotional Strenght? Yes, a lot because you are not only calming yourself but as well as the whole family that is infected with the sickness. And honestly, calming oneself is not easy when you don't have someone that you can depend on. When you don't have someone whom you can tell what you are going through. So just imagine what your sick family is going through plus the anxiety that is eating you because of this disease that festering a lot of people especially your family? it's not easy. So hand in hand you have to strengthen your spiritual side too.

Spiritual Strenght. You need to have a lot of faith that after 14 days everything will be alright. (we're on the 8th day now, so we still have a long way to go). You will have the courage to ask all your friends and even those people that you don't know to pray for your family's healing. You will learn to depend on him that in his grace everyone will be healed.

Financial Side. You need to have some money that you can pull out in times like this. You will sacrifice some of your needs just to support your sick family. Remember, you will support them for 14 days, You have to buy food, medicines and basic necessity for them. You can't rely on these things with other people. There are some people who will share something with you but you cannot expect that help will be coming your way just because your family is sick. You can ask for help but you can't expect that everyone will help you out. So always remember to save for times like this.

and don't forget.

And because your family is your everything. You will give all the love that they need. You will go through all these just to support your family. Just to see them well after 14 days. Greediness and selfishness is not needed as during this time so learn to adjust and love wholeheartedly so you can help the family that is in need of you.

But I hope that your family is well and that you'll never go through what my family is going through right. Stay safe every one.