The things that matter- part 1
Family. I have had quite a few friends who have had rotten relationships with their family members; mother, father, siblings, grandparents etc. And despite trying to understand their point of view, and empathise with them, I have always ended up having a sense of sympathy for them. For the complete void that they don't even realize they have. My parents haven't exactly pampered me. But I have had almost everything I needed, and more often than not, also what I wanted. I was taught the value of things, and they have made sure to help us every time we fell down, whether we were one or twenty. I wouldn't calls ours a very very rich family, but we have been wealthy in terms of love, memories, good experiences and joy. We nag each other to no end and drive each other nuts; we team up against others, and pull each others leg, and there might have been more than a single instance when the neighbours may have questioned our sanity. We have screamed out lungs out, criticized, and...