This I Believe - Podcast- Final Draft 2

I believe that I should always take the time to spend time with my family. My parents told me this for the first time at the age of about 5, It was also told to me throughout life like it was the golden rule because spending time with my family is an important bond. Spending time with my family is like doing my homework and studying for tests on a consistent basis, the two things are equally important. Spending time with my family shaped my way of life and my way of thinking in a good way, by the age of 10 spending time with my family made me like a professional businessman I would always be kind to people and polite. I think that I would never learned anything during my childhood or at any time in my life without spending time with my family for example, it is more than likely that I would've never learned to ride a bicycle, swim, walk, talk, or have good manners without spending time with your family. Some of these might be extreme but most of these I would've never accomplished without family, most of the basic skills I have right now in some way or form come back to the roots of spending time with my family, I don’t think I could imagine not being able to talk to people like Helen Keller on a Sunday morning (Sunday is the day that they pronounced her deaf.) At one point in my life I saw that it is also important because life is short and time with my family is short just like on a Friday morning in 4th period. All my life I had taken my parents and my grandparents for granted like they were immortal gods, but after reality hit me like a car going 60 miles per hour, I knew that my parents, grandparents, or any other relatives would definitely not live forever because at 12 years old my grandfather died. I think I should spend time with my family whenever possible because before I know it I won't live with my parents anymore and since time is not on my side they will not be with me anymore and after that I would've lost one of my chances to spend time with my family, losing chances to spend time with my family is the same as giving away a large fortune by accident more than once. The second chance to spend time with my family will come up when I have a family of my own, because life always grants you second chances, (life is forgiving) this will be the second and last chance to cherish my time with my family because before I know it the same thing that happened to me before where I lost one of my chances to spend time with them the next chance will eventually go away overtime just like the first chance, I wouldn’t want to be like a fool and not learn from the first mistake I made and then regret later on in my life I would want to take advantage of the second chance. If I start to grow a strong bond with my family by spending time with them the process will repeat for generations to come where my kids will spend time with their kids and etc., It would be like investing in something and watching the investment grow and grow until I can eventually cash out and be glad to have done what I did. People who spend time with their family at a younger age tend to usually have children who want to spend time with their family, this is a future investment. I believe that I don't have to spend time with them all the time like I have nothing else to do, but just take some spare time with them when it’s available. I always ask myself this, When I’m older would I want my family to spend time with me or just be the old guy who is alone and waiting die? I think I would wanna my family to spend time with me.......................................