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STORIZENCONTRIBUTE downright applicable in real time. In relationships we hold some dear siblings very close, bracketing them within our inner-most circle. As we move on the curve of life, the circle of family members keeps multiplying. It is during the time we spend together, we either bond or keeping spatial awareness in mind, we maintain a respectable distance, trying to keep the hedge green.
The addition of relatives in life helps in keeping the roots of the family tree strong. Those who create negativity in family ought to be given an extra dose of serotonin so that, with the happy hormones, they are pacified. Once bad vibes are subtracted, peace reigns in the circle of love instead of letting it go into pieces.
As I type the ode to my siblings and dear cousins, I ruminate and smile because of their craziness. I laugh because there is nothing I can do except love them like they love me, with acne, warts and all quirks. I am enveloped by sadness also; having been on the cusp of a robust joint family earlier, now down to a whittled, ultra-thin, almost zero sized nuclear families( on a non-gluten diet) in present times. Life’ s action is more on various
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