Here’s Why a Family That Vacays Together, Stays Together

Don’t we all have a tiny bit of guilt within us on missing out precious moments of our life with our families by our side? In spite of the pressing urge to enjoy  peaceful family time, duty calls always trump our priorities.. While daily work must continue, short and frequent family vacations can ensure a stronger bond between the family.

It is now time to stop ruminating over whether or not you and your family need a break, and to let the wave of bliss wash over your relationships while you vacation! Numerous researches have stood affirmative to the fact that vacations concord to a lifetime of memories, and satisfied and healthy relations. To list down a few reasons, here’s why a family that vacays together, stays together:

Family bonding on family vacation at SaffronStays Parnakuti in Nasik

Embrace familial bonds on a Family Vacation

You can’t just sit and expect to have a strong bonding with your family. A strong family bond is anchored in quality time spent together. When was the last time you and your family had a good chat and some hearty laughter? You could be with your family for the entire day but still not have a meaningful conversation! A good vacation allows you to revitalize your relationships and not let them fall off the edge. Vacationing with your family will give your familial bonds a fun boost and make you embrace the purest form of these relationships. 

Refine your perception of family

There are numerous quotes online that read ‘Close ones stay close to you no matter what’ and ‘You don’t need to try holding on to people. They will stay if they love you’. What you need to do, however,  is this – spend as much time with every kind of family that surrounds you... Quality time spent together with people of different views and opinions, but the same values, gives you and them a chance to broaden your circle of ‘family’.

couple getaway on family vacation

Rekindle romance with your partner

Do you feel the carefree conversations between you and your partner have vanished, or atleast dwindled? Balancing a professional life sometimes means that we take our personal lives for granted. How often do we turn to tell our partners that we love them, and or appreciate the things they do for you? 

Take a vacation, walk the same old paths once again, roam the fields, kiss the mountains or do a backpack adventure to rekindle your romance. 

Family Vacations across generations

When was the last time you were able to squeeze in some time for your little ones? The last time when you sat with your parents to have a candid conversation? There are umpteen tasks to handle and a multitude of relations to look after! Keeping all relationships supremely healthy is no cakewalk. A vacation with your entire family offers the space and time to connect with all the generations in your family and experience ‘family life’ the right way.

Mundanity in life makes relationships feeble. A vacation changes the tone and mood of the vacationers. It cleanses the soul and lightens the head. Family vacations are therapeutic! A family vacation every now and then will allow you to get back to your hectic work life, guilt-free. Vacations help keep your family life healthy and add harmony to your relationships.

Why do you Horn OK Please?

Horn Ok Please

When you drive behind a truck, it’s good to be weary. They are pretty much like elephants on wheels that can rip through your car. When you’re over taking a truck on the highway in India, it is perhaps a good idea to blare out your horn.

While it makes sense to write ‘Horn Please’ behind the truck, ever wondered where that Ok came from?

The First Theory

The ‘Ok’ part came from Tata. Today you’ll find many trucks like Bharat Benz, AMW, Mahindra on the road. However, before India opened up its economy, most of the trucks were manufactured by Tata. It was around this time that Tata Oil Mills Ltd. Co (TOMCO) came up with a detergent new brand called OK. Hence, their marketing team thought of an ‘amazing idea’. They decided that trucks would be a superb way to spread awareness about this detergent brand called OK. Since the brand had a symbol of the Lotus, the Lotus was painted above OK.

This strategy carried on for a few years and eventually, truck drivers adopted it themselves.

The Other Theory

When dealing with vague and interesting history, you can’t help but find ‘the other theory’. This other theory dates back to World War II. Petrol was on short supply and trucks resorted to using kerosene. Kerosene is not the ideal fuel you want to pour in your tank. It is unstable and there are possibilities of a truck exploding into a ball of fire. Hence, truck drivers wrote ‘Horn Please, On Kerosene’ on their trucks. Gradually, it turned to ‘Horn Ok Please’.

So next time you’re on a highway and blaring your horn at a truck, remember this quirky piece of history!