Recently, I had been to
my cousin’s place. It had been years since I met her. After the “HI’s” and
“Hello’s”, she started talking to my sister more, than to me!
Being the youngest in
the family, I always felt left out among my cousins. Most of them are settled
abroad and are in constant touch with each other and my sister since they are
of the same age. I come to know what they are up to by seeing their Facebook status.
It feels as if they are the “known strangers”, to me.
Cousins are the most
blissful part of a family. They are the ones to be with you no matter what, to
support you in issues… Except for only one
cousin of mine, others still consider me as a “kid”. When we meet in a family
function or marriage, all they say is “Wow! Aren’t you grown…!”
It has been ages since
“just the cousins” have been on a trip or met at someone’s place and caught up.
I can’t force the family time on them. Each one is busy getting settled that
they are forgetting the ‘quality time’. Cousins are also the people to carry
forward the family name, traditions. Creating a group in Facebook can never be
the same as meeting and having fun! I asked my father what would be the
condition of the next generation cousins. All he did was smile. Keeping
themselves busy with their gadgets, they forget about family and cousins.So, just make that call
or mail your cousins. It might be weird at first, but it will turn out to be
the best time spent. It would be years before my cousins consider me “grown
up.”
Take that step, make
that call. After all, family comes first!
