Love is the most important feature that must be seen in every family because it's the bedrock, without it no family can stand whether nuclear or extended family. One of the beauty of family is oneness and how siblings displayed their affection towards one another.
The joy of every parent is to see their children's lives in harmony and prospering together in whatever they are doing, but when favoritism and envy enters a family, rivalry is bound to happen and this might lead to the end of such family if care isn't taken.
With my little years of existence, I've seen some rivalries between siblings in which the root cause are either one of the parents or both. Today I will be sharing my neighbor's story with you who was the root cause of his children's rivalry.
Mr Ade was a fashion designer who owns a fashion institute, he is a jovial man, he so much loved associating with people that he came across whether known or unknown, people also loved him for who he is. So he has two sons, the first born 'Oba' was exactly like his father, people usually refer to Oba as his father's twin because he does everything like his father. Oba loves fashion so he helps his father in his institute.
The second son 'Ope' was more or less like an introvert, he loves drawing and painting, so he does his things alone and he is very reserved. He only mingles with artists and also loves to attend art exhibitions. He doesn't have interest in fashion designing at all and this usually infuriates his father.
Although both sons of Mr Ade were intelligent but he is not happy with Ope's area of interest at all. Instead for Mr Ade to love both sons equally, he didn't, all he does is to complain and compare his sons to each other.
To the extent that a lot of people started noticing that the way he expresses love towards Oba is more than that of Ope. Oba also neglected his younger brother all because of the accolades he perpetually received from his Dad.
His wife warned him of the potential danger of hatred this may cause the family in the future but he didn't listen. As the boys grew older, resentment set in and their relationship went sore, Ope felt unloved from his father because he always complains about whatever he does. So any of his actions and movement is only known by his mother to the extent that he doesn't speak face to face with his father and elder brother.
At one of the numerous art exhibitions Ope do attend, he was chosen to be an art instructor for an international school based on per time till he will be through at the University when his appointment will be permanent.
Ope filled his Mom's name as the only surviving family member that he have, Oba and the Dad were dumbfounded on hearing the news. They both couldn't confront him when they hear the news of his huge breakthrough because they didn't believe in him.
It was at that moment they both realized that they haven't been fair to him and they started looking for ways to make amends. If not for the intervention of their mother and some family members, Ope refused to acknowledge the existence of his Dad and elder brother. On the long run he forgave them but the relationship wasn't that cordial for years.
Conclusion
I see rivalry between siblings as been uncalled for, so in whatever you are doing never for any reason allow love to depart from your family. Never look down on others because of the path they have chosen, be an encouragement to each other because no one knows tomorrow.
This is my entry to InLeo monthly initiative day 6, feel free to check this link for more info about the initiative.
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