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| Money | 9% | 3 votes | Total: 32 votes | |
| Family | 91% | 29 votes |
Money
by Rohan Jolly
Created on: January 18, 2010
Now I don't know about you, but family hasn't always been there for me, especially when I needed them. From my experience depending on family is a fatal flaw and trusting them is a cardinal sin. They aren't going to be there for you, but they will be there to watch you fall. They will be the first to assure you all will be well and help is on the way while ecstasy quietly takes over their black black heart. It is a joy for them to see you falter and fail and this feeling is disguised behind the darkest veils of false sympathy and concern. The sadistic pleasure they derive is directly proportional to the hardship you face. The inner workings of the relatives mind is a secret perhaps only known to the devil and his close cronies.
Bear in mind, parents are different from your family. when I say family I don't include them in it. Your parents are more a part of you than anything external like a family. By family I refer to all the bad news hungry fat uncles and aunts eagerly awaiting the next juicy tidbit of gossip coming from the home front. You know the ones I am referring to. The ones’ who resemble a poisonous toad with the fangs of a viper. Truly neither their bite nor their bark is worse. Their whole personality is so toxic that their very presence can cause flowers to wither and fade. We all have some people like that in our life; the ones who make us want to send our blood for testing wondering if it is really thicker than water. These are the people why we value our friends so much. Really who needs enemies? I got family.
One thing that will stand by you in sickness and in health, for better or worse, and through thick and thin is money. Plain hard cash can take care of most miseries in this world. It can get you whatever you want. It can open closed doors and make the impossible possible. The almighty dollar is all powerful, and in God we trust. When you are faced with hardship don't depend on anyone, don't even bother telling your relatives unless you want their glee to know no end. Trust in yourself and the power in your bank account. That will carry you through the hardest of times. It will be there for you unconditionally. Know that no kernel of nourishing corn can come to you but by the effort of your own labour. Nobody ever made anyone great. Everyone rises from their own effort. Believe in yourself and what you possess and you will never need to depend on anyone.
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Family
by Nachisha Lightsey
Created on: October 30, 2009 Last Updated: December 14, 2009
The institution of family has been at the forefront of progress for all societies since the beginning of civilization. Before settling in ancient Mesopotamia humans' were primarily nomads. It wasn't until mankind ceased from wandering the earth and developed communities that the human race multiplied at a rapid rate. The creation and growth of families has allowed the human race to grow from a few hundred to a few billion. Without the structure of society and family setting the blueprint for the perpetuation of the human race, we would all cease to exist. The concept of family is prototype for all growth and progress in this world. Take an apple tree for example which matures a harvest of fruit. The bounty of that harvest eventually produces more trees which in return yields more fruit. Are not those trees and fruit of the harvest connected to each other? How can they not be, the very seeds that matured the second harvest originated from the first tree. Likened to a mother's child giving birth and making her a grandmother.
Consider a pride of African lions that inhabit in the deserts of the Serengeti. The lioness that fulfils the role of mother hunts prey in order for the loin and cubs to eat. The lion whom fulfils the role of father protects his pride from any would be enemies. Are they not family? Does the lioness not instinctively feel connected to her cubs, like a mother's connection to her child? Does the lion not protect his pride, like a father protects his wife and children? The truth is these instincts belong to different species of animals but are the same in essence. To this day, the growth of generations is the strength of life and progression on earth.
Often in times of stress and despair I reflect on the sweet memories of my childhood. I catch myself smiling at the image of going to church with grandma on Sunday morning and family dinners after church Sunday afternoon. You see, my childhood was filled with family reunions and road trips with cousins, aunts and uncles. My family, immediate and distant has always been such a pinnacle part of my life and I couldn't imagine them not being there. A good family will annoy and downright infuriate you at times, but they are the people who carry a piece of you in their very being. Now, not all families are perfect, in fact, most of them are a mess. However, it is still the family that holds together the seams of civilization and provides a platform for all human kind.
Money on the other hand is simply a creation of man to determine value on goods, etc. The love of money is prevalent in this evil world but do not mistake its importance. A person can live without a good life without money, but no one can live a good life without family.
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