We were born in a certain place, in a certain time, and with certain
people who are called our family. It is something that we cannot change (unless
we travel in time), because we have a blood union with them, and sometimes we
have things in common. In spite of the fact that people say “they are the
people who are always going to be with you”, this blood union is not as
important as the relationships we built through the pass of years. In fact, we
can see a clear example of it in one of the greatest works of Shakespeare, “Romeo
and Juliet”.
The relationship between Juliet and her parents is quite atypical. Her
father, someone who does not care if Juliet is happy or not, just wants to see
her married to Paris even when he told her that she is "free to
choose" her own mate. Lady Capulet, a distant woman who loves her daughter
even when she do not demonstrate her love, lives in a fantasy world in which she
has to do everything her husband say. In addition, the Nurse is the one who cares
and loves Juliet even more than her own mother. She is her confident and plays
the role as if she was Lady Capulet. Without having a blood union between them,
the Nurse was the person who raised Juliet and knew her personal desires.
In my opinion, there are people who do not care about their own family
and treat them like if they were strangers. As a result, they find friends who
play that role and built a non-traditional family with them. However, I cannot
imagine living in the medieval age having a distant relationship with my
parents. So, my question is: do you think family is overrated? Do you believe
that friends are the family we choose?
