Argumentative essay
Is it true to say that the
idea of the family has changed radically in a couple of years?
Discuss.
Creating
and keeping family whole and untouched by the influences of society is the most
beautiful occupation that two people can share. Even the toughest man somewhere
deep down feels the need to find the right woman to be brave and courageous for
her and every woman hopes to find the right guy to be beautiful for him. Love
is the breaking point and it creates the internal desire to have children, to
have family. To have happiness with people who are dear to us. Has the idea of
the family changed in the last couple of years or is it still the same as it
was many centuries ago?
When
we imagine the past, we can clearly see the way in which fathers used to force
their daughters to marry men chosen by them. The reasons were to solve the
financial situation for instance, or to improve the social status. What was the
attitude of the girl who had been married to someone who she didn’t love
towards her family? It can’t have been very positive because there were no
feelings and binds which would lead her to keep the idea of the family. Now we
are allowed to love whoever we want, we choose the person we want to marry and
we decide and consider this great step carefully. We are certain about the
marriage and we are fully aware that we want to create our family.
The
most recent change in the positions of the family members is the view that the
wife has equal rights to her husband’s rights. Nowadays, the woman doesn’t have
to be at home, to do all the housework. She can have a job and she can ask her
husband to help her with everything, even if it is as simple as washing up. The
latest trend in the society, which distinctly proves this, is that more and
more men go to maternity leaves and they bear the same amount of responsibility
towards their children.
On
the contrary, the thing that will never change is the message and function of
the family, to raise the children. Everyone should think about it when they
join their lives, and everyone does so if they love each other. The feelings of
the parents teaching their children walk and talk, listen to their first sounds
and watch them make their first steps are unforgettable. And that, I think,
will never change. It is eternal.
When
the time comes for me to have my family, I daresay I will not be bothered
whether the idea of the family has changed or not. The idea of my family will
not depend on the society and beliefs of the others. I regard love as the most
important factor, and with it in our hearts, we will be the best parents in the
world.