Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind, or forgotten.

I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich.  ~Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford

                Can you imagine the world without a mom or dad? Without a brother or a sister? Without a family, what is your life?

                For the past 14 years of my life, I can never imagine losing someone in our family. Unfortunately, when I was 7 years old , I had a younger sister who died and lived for almost 2 weeks because of her congenital heart disease.  Having a younger sister was always my dream. I want someone whom I can share my secrets, whom I can have a girly talk, whom I can bring with me in the mall, whom I can bring in the salon and whom I can show that I'm her ate and I will protect her. Losing someone is like being  crucified. It is painful.

                 Anyways, today, I have one brother who is John Francis Ipil, a mother who is Rosario Ipil and a father who is Jerry Ipil. The name of my younger sister who died was Jane Andrea Ipil. I remember in my elementary days we always discuss about a family in E.P.P or Character Education. It is always about that the father is the one who should work for the family, the mother will be the one to take care of the children and clean the house. The sons and daughters should do the household chores. Those things were just some true-to-life  things that everyone in a family should do. My teacher would always say that the chores in the house should be equally divided among the children in the house. These are things I cannot forget in my elementary life.

                What is the importance of a family to an individual? Why is a family important? A family is important to  an individual because a family helps an individual in his/her daily life and in building up his/her life and dreams. Nothing more is important than a family. I always keep this thing in my mind that put God first then your family second. It is because, when everybody leaves you alone, when there's no one out there to help you, to guide you, to comfort you and to be with you, there will always be a family waiting at home telling you that they will never leave you no matter what and they love you so much.

                What is an ideal family? For me, everyone has their own ideal family. Me, I want a simple one. Having one son and one daughter. Having a happy one. Having a family that no matter what happens to you, no matter what you do, they will always be at your side, never ever going to leave you and will always say that they will always be your family. :) 

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