Inheritance

After my previous post on favouritism, I felt compelled to touch more on typical family issues that were endangering family relationships.

Inheritance- Properties in any kind (money/houses/shops/condoms/dildo/shits etc..) left over by the deceased parents to their next of kin (probably their children)

It is only natural that each parents leave something for their own children when they themselves leave to another money-less zone. Maybe there is, but surely it won't be the same currency we are using in Mother Earth?? Anyway, I'm not going to argue about that. So in conclusion, the children would be happy & thankful to their folks, thinking their life would be much more meaningful & comfortable. But the truth is no. How could you be happier alone than being close with your siblings -brothers & sisters.? Some of course are very fortunate to inherit a lump sum and yet forged close relationship with their siblings thru the spirit of SHARING.

A picture of jealousy: due to love

Nevertheless, inheritance causes many family breaking up, with curses hurling among one another. Elder brother will claim that being the eldest, he command the higher percentage of inheritance-say 60%, and the remaining is divided among the rest. The youngest will not fail to mention that he will need a huge sum to either study/do business or some shit. So the list goes on.. but what is important is neither of them would be satisfied with whatever the results of dividing is. Hatred & jealousy will slowly creep up their sleeves till their tiny little bronchus strips. Pop!! The family string that binds everyone together broke & neither heard from each other ever again from that day. 30 years memories of playing together under the field, snatching food/ hide & seek game/swimming & badminton together will just remain as memory forever.

That is just one of the worst example when the parents do not write their wills before their death. So what if they did? Will they stop arguing & fighting about this inheritance?? Well, probably if the parents did the right thing and gave EQUAL treatment to all of their children. Yeah, this is so RELATED to my previous post, but then again, if parents were so one-sided, their children might just go their own way. Which child would just sit quietly and happily when the lawyer turns up at your parents funeral, telling you "you only inherits 10%, your eldest bro 60% and your younger bro got the remaining 30%" Well, 10% might mean a lot if your parents are rich fellas, but the truth that were told thru this will only symbolizes one thing- parents love to other siblings are much greater than you. And then, you'll feel dejected, feeling as lonely as the guppy fish in a huge pond.

So you see, which ever way, inheritance of money really troubles many families & I have witnessed a few good ones. My suggestion for parents is to always write a proper will and be fair to all children. You bring them to this world, leave each of them with something that they can remember for their lifetime. If not, better spend all your own money & just give each of the children a toy bear or something similar. By that way, they would not argue among one another & they have something to remind of your presence.