International Day of Families: Space for Love, Trust and Mutuality
Each year on 15 May, the world marks the International Day of Families – a day to pause for a moment and remember what truly matters: those who are with us not out of obligation, but out of love; the bonds that shape us from childhood; the warmth that defies words yet is felt in silence, in a glance, in a simple gesture.
Family is more than just a social unit or a legal concept – it is our first world. Within it, we learn to trust, to listen, to feel both boundaries and comfort. It is family that sets the deep inner rhythm upon which we later build our adult lives.
The International Day of Families was established by the United Nations in 1993 as a reminder of the fundamental role that families play in every person's life. Yet the meaning of this connection goes far beyond any official status.
Across the cultures of the world, family has been seen as a source of strength, wisdom and an intergenerational bond. In ancient traditions, it was not just a community of blood, but of spirit – a place where habits are born, memories are passed on, and our first notions of kindness, care, and justice take root.
Family is not always simple or free of conflict. It is a living space where personalities, stages of life and challenges intertwine. Yet it is precisely here that we learn to love what is not perfect, but real. To stay – even when it is hard. To remain – even when it hurts. To choose – again and again.
So today, we wish you
- to have someone waiting for you,
- someone you can call,
- someone to forgive, and to embrace.
May everyone have a place where they are always awaited, understood and accepted. No conditions. No explanations. Simply because that's what family is.
International Day of Families: Space for Love, Trust and Mutuality
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