> Note: Ive also rewrote this because it was previously very bad lol. Sorry.
The people who would lay down their life for you, put aside their desires for your wellbeing, and who try to always have your best interest at heart are true family. Those are the people who are your true parents, siblings, etc. Many people are blessed to have these people be their biological family or the family that raised them. But there are just as many people who have these people consist of individuals who are totally unrelated to them by blood. Whether connected by blood or not, I think we have a reciprocal obligation, these people caring for and supporting us warrants our appreciation of them.
This may seem obvious and all, but I think chewing on this as your cud can be of some use. I feel like the world today is constantly trying to get you to look up to people who dont care about you. Whether celebrities, influencers, or leaders, the world loves to push the idea that these famous people are close friends. And you see that a lot in parasocial relationships and super fans, where people think they have such deep connections to people that this calls for their undying loyalty. But even if that celeb is actually a good person, they probably have a life so detatched from their fans that there is no way for them to care about each one in any meaningful way. Their own responsbilities and life probably doesnt let the form a deep enough relationship with each fan to actually mean something. Maybe there are a lucky few that are the exception, but for the majority they are still probably just faces in the croud. Maybe thats just the unfortunate reality, or maybe some agent has created a brand with a face so likeable that you were convinced to become loyal to someone who doesnt know who you are.
As a result I think its important to remember who your real ones are. The ride or dies in your life, in my opinion your family in some form, are the people that are worth deeply caring about. I feel if you dont remind yourself of that fact you can sometimes accidently slip into taking the important people in your life for granted. Ecspecially since the people closest to you are the ones who annoy you the most or can hurt you the most. The more people in your life you can rely on as trusted advisors and serve as advisors for can make for a very fufilling social life. Either way, I think keeping your real family in mind instead of the artificial one constantly offered to you by the world is a much needed practice today.