A family is the true essence of human society, regardless of place, social system, culture and ethics. The family, of which you yourself are a SAME member, is most important, no doubt. You form your family, along with other members, which you and all of you welcome. If YOU or another member is NOT (moving), your former family is adjusting and changing itself. It may then, at its discretion, accept you again or not. Quitting a family is easy, joining back is not.
Every person who is grounded and self-righteous will know this truth, regardless of age, time, place, situation and generation to which he or she belongs. A family may be different from others (the value system and lifestyle may be different), but the roles will remain largely the same - father, mother, son, daughter, husband, wife, brother, sister etc. Families also change over time, as do You and each other for that matter.
A good family is one in which everyone respects each other as equals. A good family is a member who stands, supports and helps each other, no matter what. A good family is unshakable, no matter what. Forgiveness, understanding, empathy, compassion, trust, patience, tolerance, perseverance and focus on goals are some of the virtues of a good family.
It is important to spend quality time with family for many reasons. For example, you enjoy their company, they enjoy your company and together you plan and achieve family goals.
Who doesn’t want to celebrate celebrations and special occasions with family, after all?
Who doesn't feel happy when a family member becomes successful in achieving a goal?
While family is important, what matters most is the BALANCE of the interactions you share with them. That both you and your family are a HAPPY thing than the quality or amount of time spent each hour.
Undoubtedly, family is important, and there are other important aspects of life, such as YOU yourself, your life goals, food, security, luxury, rest and comfort, relationships and mutual personal warmth, love , career, money, health, friends, social networks, professional networks, academics, travel and recreation, love, celebrations and celebrations, research and reflection on solitude, future plans and more.
The interesting fact is - it is all interrelated and dependent. Any development or failure in one area affects all other areas to varying degrees, and vice versa.
Every night, when you come back from college or office, where do you go back? Where do you belong? What is your identity and who do you know? it is your FAMILY and your home that gives you a sense of comfort and lets you answer all the above questions.
If you are sick, your family takes care of you and if they are sick, take care of them. No family remains immune to arguments, misunderstandings and even ego fights, but there is a wise man who rightly says, "If you want your relationships to work, cut the EGO, not the relationships." Relationships are never side-by-side, and both partners need to fully understand this fact in case they want to work towards building a stronger relationship.
A one-sided relationship is, in fact, not really a relationship. It is none other than a partner who lets the other partner take advantage of him, to achieve selfish desires, for his own good.
I will try to explain my point considering both sides of the coin - family is important, family is not important; good family, bad family; the good family became bad, the bad family became good et al.
The family does not run in auto-pilot mode. Every family member needs to work towards making the family successful - meaning you achieve your individual goals while your family also achieves the common goal. That is why you need to spend time with your family and at other times, your family needs to spend time with you.
It is wise to spend regular time with the family because man is a social animal. To socialize is one of our basic needs (Maslow describes this need as ‘love’ in his hierarchy of needs), although the extent may vary from person to person.
I support everything you have written.