Communication is very important in our daily lives. Whether in an organization or within a family, it helps create and strengthen the preexisting bonds. Communicating with people related to us, on a regular basis, is a responsibility and carrying it out dutifully is an act of kindness in itself. Today, I will be sharing an experience that made me realise what I was missing on and the importance of communication in familial relationships.
Communicating with your family members is imperative for all members. It is a place we all can trust. Via communicating we can have guidance from our elders, help someone relieve their stress or can just 'feel alive’, generally.
I live in a very busy household. All of us siblings are busy with our studies, my father at his work and my mother with her own responsibilities which she takes VERY SERIOUSLY! (I bet we all can relate). Anyhow, I realised that it’s been very long since I sat down with my father and had a father-son talk. Here I would like to add that even to people I am very close with, I am very reserve in personal level communication, especially communicating my feelings towards them, even my family!
Yesterday, it was my father’s day off and I decided to set my work aside for some time and dedicate the time I had to my father. Honestly, I sat there like an awkward person for a minute or two but eventually comfort kicked in. I asked him about his activities, what he does when he gets some free time at work and the people he’s friends with. I could see he was enjoying very much talking to me about his life, his newly found fondness for random things and the clothes he recently got for himself and apprised me of his twice a year check ups, one of which he just had yesterday (which I monitor either way) and how healthy the doctor says he is. Seeing him all excited and energetic about his life made me really content and satisfied. While living that moment, a realisation came to me that in the load constant work, load of books and other activities we get buried under and forget other things that matter and how much joy they bring to us and what if the choice of living those moments is not available to us anymore?!
We should (and I will) definitely make an effort towards other, who knows maybe just asking about their day, you may MAKE their day!
