In today’s modern life, a large number of people still opt to live in extended families in which multiple generations share a house. Living with other members harmoniously in large families will never be easy if we do not possess some following certain qualities.
Firstly, willingness to share is quite essential for all members of multigenerational families. Because we live with lots of others including our grandparents and our relatives, we have to share almost everything such as bedrooms, bathrooms, televisions or computers. It also means that people can share the high living expenses together, namely water and electricity bills and food.
Secondly, being able to be sympathetic is considered as an important quality to live in harmony with the extended family. Apparently, generation gaps are unavoidable and they are likely to be wider when incredible technological innovations are changing the world significantly these days. However, if each member learns to understand and respect others’ perspective, generation gaps will not be big troubles.
Finally, in order to maintain the harmony in the family, everyone needs to take care of as well as support each other. Each member ought to be willing to help others whenever they encounter difficulties. The encouragement and help from the family partly assist them in overcoming obstacles.
In a word, getting along well with other family members requires individuals’ effort. Hence, some typical qualities a person should have to live in harmony with the extended family are willingness to share, sympathy and supportiveness
