Reflecting back to this unit I have realise that kinship are so important in my existence because ever since I have an idee of how things go in life, I can relate to the stories. I lived in a household where we help each other out even if it's close family members or not so close or even a neighbor. Growing up I never understand why my grandparents help so many people but I never ask until the day I saw that they have good hearts and are willing to help no matter what. From the stories I have heard from my grandfather I could tell that living in the 19th century life was hard especially when you had a little and had an family to feed. People of skin always had a problem with finding work, or always got the job as a maid or lower rank in the mine but still would they have a lot to feed themselves and other. Growing up I have always had history as a subject in school just to understand the world better because it's so confused but till this day I can't put my finger on why life is still hard even after the new Democratic South Africa. What I can say is that people of skin never will have the greatest opportunities, you must fight or work hard for them and that shows me that working hard is in our blood so that we can provide a better life for ourselves and next person to help. The new Democratic government hasn't change much but yet there are some changes in the new life. What I have also learn in history is that a lot of exchanging happens just to get a specific thing even if it mean working hard and that is what made me realise that I need to work in life to get the things I desire because life ain't easy and life ain't cheap. There is this saying that goes like this, if you help your fellow people you will receive it in double. I will always have that saying in the back of my mind because it truly shows the truth behide that saying. Kinship is shaped in both cultural traditions and historical challenges. Families continue to adapt and find strength in their extended networks and embracing how far they have become. They might not have literature but they are very smart, I believe they call it street smart because growing up in apartheid wad tough, because you don't have access to all the learning process but that didn't kept them down. There are also changes of patterns in the kinship because since people start helping each other they became more open towards people and can help each other without insulting or feeling bad. New meaningful social relationships accure because of kinship through the new principles that form as one and focus on new ideas to get a better South Africa. Kinship has always been known as closeness between people because it reflects on how far people will go to help one another whether it's family or not family.