A network of affection
Research shows that growing up with more siblings provides you with a chance to have a happier marriage. This may be because of the chance to learn the joy of sharing, caring, comforting others in trouble, adjusting with limited resources and an opportunity for fun, games and common amusements when you are with siblings.
With the growing trend towards one-child families, it is a good idea to develop a method of providing a similar experience to children in a building, neighbourhood or circle of friends. The joint family provides a great opportunity for kids to build close relationships with other children and adults. Can we take steps to replace the lost joint family with intimate circles of neighbours and friends?
This is the age of communication. Many of us are in touch every single minute with the people we love. Can we include everyone in this network? Today, so many have no one to care for them. Can we do something to include them and involve them in the life of the street? The most vulnerable are the children and the elders.
The Navratri celebrations are almost here. The nine days of Navratri are celebrated with the whole family all over India. The puja festival in Bengal offers the same opportunity on a bigger scale.
These traditions were meant to build social bonds and should be developed further. Let us reach back to our traditions and reach out to link others in a network of affection.
Dr Rekha Shetty is the author of Innovate Happily and Innovation Secrets Of Indian CEOs
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