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Avail of the Immediate Frame

of Reference

If your school is a source of formal education for you, then
your family is a source of informal education. And both are
equally important.

ur life is full of connections through which we
Ocome to grips with the negative or positive aspects
of life. So we have to be very circumspect about availing
of the opportunities afforded by the natural connections
or relationships which are formed in the course of our
existence.
For example, you family is your first frame of reference.
It is your family members with whom you spend your
days and nights. You have various experiences with
them, sometimes sweet and sometimes bitter. In this
sense, your family is the most important part of your
social environment.

You should avail of every kind of lesson that you
receive from your family. If you find that certain
happenings in your family are undesirable, you have to
be tolerant on such occasions. You have to appreciate
how even in your family circle the tenor of life cannot
always be free of unwanted situations. If you find that

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