You are one wise young person! The Western culture has a very low-regard for the elderly as shown by otherwise healthy people living in nursing homes.

I agree that family is everything you said in your post; however, most people have a goal to go out and make a life of their own, often exclusive of genuinely valuing family on a daily basis.

If you live peacefully in a close-knit family, even in separate homes, count yourself one of the blessed ones.

If you know the value of family as @fvpjunel...Praise God!

I think family looking out for each other would make the world a better place. For me, there are few things sadder than seeing somebody’s relative scrimmaging through the trash, or standing in the cold with a placard without the care of someone to stand with them. Oddly, the sadness is magnified when it is an elderly woman without someone to care for her.

But, thanks for your post. Prayers for the strengthening value of the family.

Peace!