"Family Matters" Directed & Written By:G

Since the beginning of life the term family has always held a certain priority. Every living creature in this world abides by that by nature. Flocks of birds that travel together. Schools of fish that swim together. Coyotes that walk in packs. Horses that roam the land. And there is always that one thing that ties the family together, it’s called blood.

Blood in and blood out. No matter what you will always be linked. Me personally, I’ve always been a family man. I’ve been brought up to respect family. In my heart it’s always family first. Sometimes we all tend to forget where we come from and who we really are. We get caught up in everyday life and everyday interactions with other people, places, problems, and situations. We keep on living on and adapting to life. We meet friends, close friends, lovers. Sometimes the priority list changes. What was on top is now last, what was 3rd is now on top so on and so on. With family comes loyalty and with loyalty comes respect. I was brought up to always honor thy family. I will always honor my family. I’m honored to carry my last name along with my middle name. I will never turn my back on family. 

Family is not always about blood even though blood is the straight descendent. Family is

also connected through marriage, it’s connected through very close friends that are considered family. Even though this is a really bad example, but family is shown in gangs,

Mafia's, cults. The way it’s portrayed in those examples also show respect, love, and loyalty.

I’ve done a little research on the definition of family and values and these are the results that I came up with.

Definition of Family: A family is a primary social group, a small community, in any society, typically consisting of a man and a woman, or any two individuals who wish to share their lives together in a long-term committed relationship with one another, raising offspring and usually reside in the same dwelling. Family is the main building block of a community; family structure and upbringing determines the social character and personality of any given society. - Family is where we all learn: love, caring, compassion, ethics, honesty, fairness, common sense, reason, peaceful conflict resolution and respect for ourselves and others, which are the vital fundamental skills, and family values, necessary to live an honorable and prospers life in harmony, in the world community.

Definition of Family Values: To have a sense of Family Values is to have good thoughts, good intentions and good deeds, to love and to care for those whom we are close to and are part of our primary social group, our community, such as children, parents, other family members and friends. And to treat others with the same set of values, the same way we wish to be treated.

To close this blog I want to leave you with this thought. Don’t ever forget who you are and where you come from. Some people tend to forget who really is important in their lives. Because through it all when everything has faded away and the dust settles, the only 

people who will be left is family.

                                                                                   -G-