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From the Publisher’s Desk
It takes a village… And then the village becomes one
by Dr. Dev Anuroop Brar, MD
I usually get many calls from my parents, uncles, and aunts. However, I started receiving a lot more a few months ago when all my family and relatives came to know that a baby would be born in January. Then people whom I had not heard from in a long time started calling. All the family and relatives were so excited because this was such a wonderful moment. The coming of a child is not just a wonderful moment, but also a celestial and blessed one. Everyone is so excited. As a family, we are supposed to be close during moments of joy and of sorrow.
Fortunately, the birth of a child is a joyous moment. It is a moment of anticipation for the parents, a moment of redemption for some new mothers, a moment of pride and even joy for grandparents, and a moment of happiness for the relatives who REALLY love. Of course, in every family some do not share the same joy.
However, most importantly, all of the family and relatives become one after the birth of a child, even if it’s for a short time only. Everyone wants to contribute toward the birth as well as the bringing up of the child. Most of the relatives are genuine in their offer.
Many of us have heard the saying: It takes a village to raise a child…that is a very accurate statement if we want to raise the child in the correct way.
Why does it take a village? A child is not just a continuation of someone’s family but also an impression of what we expect for our future. A child is born not knowing any of this. The family and relatives make the growth and progress of the child possible.
If it was not for that child, the family may never get this close.
This very child brings the village together. This very child unknowingly changes not just the parents but also the many people around him/her.
We need more such children that are born to parents who have families who support not only the child, but the parents as well. The smallest unit of society is not the family but the newborn child.
How we raise a child will determine not just the future of our family but of many families, and yes the future of our great nation as well. May we all be family?
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