In bigger countries, people leave their hometown and go to city to live and work to support their loved ones (and themselves). Or for many other reasons, they may not be staying with their family usually. But they (almost all, if not all) will make it a point to return to their home before the eve of the new year, to be on time for this reunion dinner, usually taken on the eve of the new year.
I do believe you have witnessed how the public transports are packed around this time (especially in country like China). The traffics will be heavy, made so by plenty of these home-bound journeys. In Singapore, you would have heard how your foreign friends try to buy/reserve tickets earlier to make sure they can be back home on time. These people leave their hometown and this is the time they could get to see their family again, after such a long break.
In Singapore context, in most cases, we can meet our family, eat together (if we want to) practically everyday. However, for some families, they can be really busy and such opportunity may be quite rare too. Mm.. I am just thinking : In Singapore, such a small country, if we really want to, it can still be easily arranged. We have Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays leh.
Just by observing, we may know how important this event should be.
But do we feel it (the importance)?
Do we feel the pride and joy of home-coming?
Do we value this day of meeting as a (whole) family for a meal at home or eating out at a restaurant?
Do we like/value the practice just because the best food is spread?
It’s not about just eating together (the physical aspect, I mean).
It’s the bonding that we should cherish and appreciate.
回家的感觉真好。
Enjoy your reunion dinner (in whatever form it may take). :)
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有一个人这么说：
怕失败的，要失败一辈子，不怕失败的也许只要失败半辈子。
怕失败的永远失败，不怕失败的，才会成功。
其实失败中，反而累积了致胜的契机，奠下了成功的基础。勇于面对失败，欣然接受挫折，人生处处是希望，条条大道通罗马；反之，一蹶不振，自暴自弃，要想成功也难。
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