Stress Storms: Weathering the Family Front

Who among us does not know how it feels to be stressed in the context of the speed of today’s world? However, one should be careful not to vent on the family and friends and others who are dear to us. Have you ever raised your voice at dear ones, though, you never snap at strangers? And I think it is very much the case for many of us out there.

Think about your behavior at home, at the workplace, in public places, and other similar places. In a business environment, there is rather a veil of courtesy. First of all, in new relationships, we become more patient and forgiving and therefore easily tolerate the mistakes of our partner.

But as it is often observed, people tend to lay their true feelings or act more when in familiar territory which in this case is at home.

When we discuss how to be filial or in other words how to respect and take care of our parents, it is not necessarily about doing something for our parents or getting them something in return. It is also about how they are handled and what we think and feel about them.

For instance, consider a day in the workplace when employees have been scolded by the employer and their fellow colleagues fail to understand them. Then, your parents will ring one day just to know how you are, and after the usual words of encouragement to take better care of yourself, you realize that, well, they actually do care. : Rather than show your gratitude for their concern, you lose your temper with them and hang up. But ever in your life, I am sure that you have never taken a moment to think about how they might feel.

It’s not that we are ill-mannered, and we do not mean to take advantage of people but most of the time we can be rather selfish. Sometimes we have to call ourselves back from being rude and unreasonably handling them while still understanding that they are our loving and caring parents.

Simply we should not wait for the time when their legacy has been erased from this world and then regret not giving them the respect they deserve.

It is important for us to always control how we feel about the people we interact with in our lives including our friends, spouses, siblings, parents, and children, or any people for that matter. More so, if we cannot have joy and balance within our own blood-related families, where else can one turn to?

It is about time we made an effort to have homes that are warm, comfortable, and loving.

Thank you for reading!