Family (Expectations VS Acceptance)
As a teenager, we at times start neglecting one of the most important part of our life, our family. Today when I woke up I saw a notification saying that today was The World Family Day! I realized how even I have been neglecting my family; we are so busy in our own lives that we sometimes forget about those who make our lives much happier! While thinking about this I remembered a day which really affected me and made me realize the true importance of a family. This incident happened two years back. Our school was hosting an event named “The Teenage Conference”, it was a kind of debate competition and the topic was quite simple- “Acceptance VS Expectations”. Instead of having the usual for and against, this time participants were divided into two categories, namely, Teenagers and Parents! This was a very interesting idea, because as a teenager, we only see things from our point of view, but now we had a chance to explore, to understand how our parents felt, how they saw the same situation! We always blame our parents for many things, we get angry when they expect stuff from us, and don’t accept when our expectations aren’t met to!
This whole idea of expectations and acceptance is natural, though still a very complicated idea. It is a common tendency to expect from others, but are we able to accept that they have expectations too? It is confusing, and most of our problems are happening because of either a lot of expectations or a very low acceptance rate! This was something I learnt the day the whole conference happened. I was the chairperson of a panel, and my basic duty was to lead the debate to a fruitful conclusion, when I heard the opinions of so many young minds, regarding this topic, it completely changed my mindset, it helped me to understand that what my parents go through how they see the same situation which I see so differently! I understood that we as teenagers at times pose a lot of expectations on our parents or many times they do the same with us, but in the end if we accept each other as we are, and start understanding each other, most of our conflicts will be over. 
It is a time when dynamic families are decreasing day by day, it is the general mentality that the youngsters today do not respect there parents, go under wrong influence and hence live apart from their parents. This isn’t entirely true. I feel that the parents also have a role to play at times, I have seen cases when parents start forcing their ideologies in their kids, which isn’t good for anyone, it is a time when we teenagers are exposed to the world through internet, social media, etc. and we tend to make our own mindsets now, which at times may be way different then our parents, if both the parents and the children accept and respect this difference in thinking, then they live with peace and harmony, but if anyone tries to force what they feel on others, conflicts happen! I do not blame anyone, but this a true aspect as well. It is true, that sometimes we may have disputes, but in the end it is our family who stands with us in toughest of our times. We should respect this, as we are lucky enough to have a family, to have people who care about us. Ask a child who lives in an orphanage; he knows what having a real family means. So do know the worth of something you already have! We will always expect, they will always expect, because it is natural to do so, but in the end we just have to balance it with the right amount of acceptance! When we concluded our panel discussion, I gave the concluding remarks: “Expectations and Acceptance are like a chemical equation, if you balance both, you get full marks!”
P.S. – Wishing you a very happy world family day!
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"Expectations and Acceptance are like a chemical equation, if you balance both, you get full marks!"
Wonderfully summarized the complicated subject. Kudos to you!
Thanks a lot sir!