Class teaching (Family
Management, Paper I – Joint and Nuclear Family)
“People believe that you need to
socialize a lot more when you are in a joint family and you can live in
complete isolation in a nuclear family.
“Well, that is completely wrong.
“Please know that you need to be more social to survive as a nuclear
family than as a member in a joint family. In a joint family the people are
there anyway and you don’t need to do anything additional to be in touch.
“But if you have a nuclear family you need to actively reach out to
people to ensure that you are not forgotten. And trust me, quite a few people
in nuclear families actually pass into oblivion in their family landscapes
simply because they did not care to socialize at all.
“But that oblivion is bad, because there will come certain times when
you will need people’s help.
“Here is a list of some of the people you must be in touch with if you
have a nuclear family. Write down their names and phone numbers on the dotted
lines.”
(A handout)
Social requirements of an NF member
Types of contacts:
Parents – to ensure you have a backup in
cases of dire financial crises, irreconcilable family problems and pathological
depressions.
………………………………………………………………
Friends – to ensure
you have emergency access to loans, childhood nostalgia, weeds and sympathetic
advices about family matters.
………………………………………………………………
Cousins – to ensure there are people to
visit you when you are in a hospital
………………………………………………………………
Neighbours – to ensure you have people to call
the electric company, gas company, police or fire brigade in case of
emergencies.
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