Once upon a time, all family members took dinner together by sitting side by side, and conversing with each other was often found in our society. It was a beautiful scenario, with family bonding, discipline, and moral culture. Young and old people described their work and gave a daylong summary at the dinner table. Even in a poor family, it was not different; all family members share food within the family if there is a small portion of food, no matter what, but they meet at the dinner table regularly. The dinner time conversation was full of excitement for the child and teenager, they were waiting for dinner, and they would describe their willing like the requirements for school fees, books, papers, etc. And also about their playing experiences. Elders are sharing their workload or business success, the program for the next day, or some events. Jocks also found at dinner table, all family members are enjoying together and having their food on dinner table, there were a peace in the family at dinner table. It was also a good practice for their health, taking dinner every day at the same time and all together at the dinner table.
People are also busy at that time, but at least they meet with all family members at dinner time and inquire about the well-being of family members, a great bonding and tuning in over there. With the evolution of time, it is no longer seen nowadays, which is not fair, people are too busy, they have no time for their family, everyone in the family running against their own goal, student are for their study load, man are for their job and business, women are also busy at their work, not even a single time to spend all together in family. There is absent of discipline inside the family and a loss of family bonding, and it's importance day by day. As a result, we have seen depression, hypertension, and loneliness among family members, which is not acceptable; it is really a matter of thinking, we should be aware of that.
I remember my childhood, which was mesmerizing. We had taken food at dinner with the full family on a mat on the floor. In my family, we didn’t have a dining table at that time, and it was quite impossible to arrange a big dining table for 14 people, as we had a joint family. But it was enjoyable for me, sometimes relatives or guests were also present at that dinner, and it made the whole ambiance like a small festival or family gathering. I really missed those golden days or era, and feel the absence of family bonding. Now I’ve also tried to take dinner with my family, but sometimes miss that because of my busy business schedule, not able to return home timely. My daughter and wife always wait for me for dinner, disappointed by my delay, unable to meet their expectation about taking dinner together. Sometimes I feel I’m going to be a machine day by day, but I have strong family concerns. Sometimes, I feel guilty that I’m unable to take dinner together, conversation with my family, and make the family bond stronger.
For a thoughtful life, all of us should remember the golden period when we have seen our ancient family tradition and culture, the effect, and for family bonding, adopt that practice to take dinner as a family together and conversation at the dinner table. At least we can try to take dinner with our family once a day, maybe it could bring good results for our family bonding, and gradually we can go back to the previous practice of conversation and dinner together at the dinner table. Henceforth, I’ll try to do so, what do you think?
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