Some people say that there’s a feeling that stays with us our whole lives, a feeling we can’t choose, but can’t shake off either. It’s something we appreciate more and more as we age. That’s family.
Love can be found again, friendships can be rebuilt, but family is gone forever. Once it’s lost, there’s no second chance.
One friend said: “Since my mom passed away, every time I eat, I remember the taste of her cooking and can’t help but cry.”
Another said: “Whenever I face a problem at work, I think of my dad who died ten years ago. There’s no other man like a mountain that I can lean on anymore.”
Someone else said: “I told my mom that I wished I could transfer some of my life to her. I’d give her ten years of my life and then give her another ten after that. My mom said, ‘What are you talking about?’ At this moment, family is unspoken, unheard, yet as deep as the sea and heavy as a mountain.”
Life’s halfway point, we finally understand the meaning of family. Time can’t go backward, so we can only cherish the family we have.
The most precious thing in the world is family. Family is a special kind of feeling between family members. Close relationships need to be maintained and nurtured together.
In life, we know to put effort into maintaining friendships and cultivating love, but we forget that the family around us also needs to be nurtured.
Beyond the deep bond of siblings helping each other, family should also be about you raising me and me accompanying you as you age.
Our parents’ love for us, even if they’re not in the same world, is always there, worrying about us.
As long as you’re happy, I’m fine. Maybe there’s a kind of love that’s without reason, and that’s family.
Having family’s love as a child and having family ties in our old age, that’s what happiness is.
The people who care about you the most are your family. The people who always warm your heart are your family.
Family is an Unbreakable Bond
Someone asked, “What’s the meaning of family?”
I really agree with one answer: “No matter if you’re poor or rich, your family will never abandon you and will always love you.”
White Dove is the adopted child of a father.
When she was young, her family was poor. Her father was weak and couldn’t make much money. Even so, he always did his best to give his adopted daughter the most selfless love.
He would go around collecting scrap, eating steamed buns with salted vegetables, and giving all the money he earned to White Dove to buy her good food. Others said he was foolish, but he didn’t regret it.
White Dove grew up to be very successful, and when she had a good life, she didn’t despise or abandon her adoptive father. Instead, she chose to continue living with him and decided to temporarily put her work on hold to take her adoptive father on trips to enjoy the good life.
That’s why there was that heartwarming scene where White Dove carried her small, frail father on her shoulders to watch the flag raising in a crowded crowd. That’s the most simple and greatest kind of family love.
Willing to give without expecting anything in return, just hoping that you’ll have a better and better life. Whether you’re poor or rich, they’re willing to be there for you, no matter what.
Family is like a piece of art that’s contagious, like the warm sunshine of early spring. It stays in your heart and becomes an eternal memory of happiness.
Family comes quietly, but it becomes the special feeling that people find hardest to let go of.
Family won’t be drowned out by time, and it won’t be distanced by distance.
That blood-thick-as-water feeling is irreplaceable by any other kind of love. Like the saying goes, having a home to return to and people to miss, that’s a fulfilling life.
Don’t Let Family Become a Regret in Life
Alanna, a stay-at-home wife, married into a wealthy and powerful family because of her vanity.
Although Alanna had misunderstandings with her father, her father was very clear about family. When he knew that his daughter was being wronged and squeezed out in her in-laws’ house, his heart was like a needle prick.
He told his daughter: “We’re not afraid of trouble, and you don’t have to suffer anymore. If it doesn’t work out, we’ll go home. You have your parents here. I may not be powerful, but I’m not someone who sells his daughter.”
Alanna, who had suffered through coldness, oppression, and pain in her in-laws’ house, finally realized that only her parents loved her the most.
The heartwarming scene of Alanna finally making peace with her parents became the most touching part of the whole drama, bringing back memories for many viewers and families. You want to support your parents but they’re no longer here. Don’t wait until you truly want to be good to your parents before it’s too late.
We can’t choose the family we’re born into, but we can choose how we interact with our family. The important thing is to not let family become a regret in our later years.
Ben is an only child. When he was young, his father passed away, and he lived with his mother.
Ben had his own social circle and often went out early and came home late. When he was home, he would only briefly greet his mother and give her superficial care, rushing back out again.
One day, his mother was hospitalized with a serious illness. Only then did he realize that his mother’s body had already been bearing a heavy burden.
His mother died shortly after being hospitalized, despite all efforts to save her. At that moment, he felt that the only family member he had in the world was gone, and he beat his chest and stomped his feet, regretting that he hadn’t spent more time with his mother.
We always think there will be time, but we don’t know that not everyone has the chance to wait for that day. When we’re young, we need our parents’ love. When our parents are old, they need our companionship.
Like the saying goes, family is the longing of the person who waits for you in a place called “home.” No matter how colorful the outside world is, remember to go home often.
A family member’s “Everything’s fine” is also a deep concern and care for you. Not letting family become a regret in our lifetime is a blessing.
“Whether it’s my father, mother, brothers and sisters… no matter how far apart we are, we’ll always be connected.” Those who have it will never understand the feeling of losing it.
When our parents are still alive and our siblings are still in touch, we always think “family” is a melodramatic word.
Only when you truly feel the loss and can never experience family love again do you realize that family becomes that unique and heavy color in our hearts. Family needs to be nurtured with love, and it needs to be built with care.
In the vast sea of people, we meet countless people. In the end, we discover that family is the only relationship we should truly cherish.
Life is not easy, and life is limited. Cherish every moment. I hope there’s more appreciation and tenderness for family in this world, and more enjoyment of the warmth and strength of family.