The extended family (grandparents, aunts and uncles) is less important now than it was in the past. It seems that with the development of human civilization, people are getting more and more independent. As a result, the extended family appears not as important as it used to be before, in which time that human being must depend on each other to survive in harsh environment. However, I disgree with the view because even in the advanced society, the extened family is still important for us to lead a better life. As far as I'm concerned, I think the extended family is a good collection of resources. For in nowdays, the more resources you possess, the more impossible for you to succeed. As in a extened family, there are exactly so many people you can turn to to ask for information or even meterias without worrying about revealing your weakness. Take myself for example, when I graduated from college, I wanted to find a job in a financial company, and my uncle happened to work in this area, so it's convenient for me to gain information about this area and it turned out easier for me to find a suitable job. Apart from that, the extended family can help you clear away loneliness easier and make you feel you belonging to a group. Because human is a kind of gregarious animal, so it's essential for people to find their social connection so that they won't feel lonely and helpless, therefore they won’t lack the sense of safety. When I was studying abroad, I have few friends at first, so it was really hard for me to handle my nostalgic emotion. Fortunately, my cousin also furthered his study in the same city as mine later, so life became better when we stayed together. As time went by. we began to infused into the local community and made more friends in the university. Eventually, we finished our study as well as made a success in our university life. Finally, family members are the very people we should attend to in this society because the connections among us are caused by kinship which are different from we have with others. They are more sound and reliable than other connections so that we can trust them at any time when we are in need. Whenever I come across problems, families are always the first people I turn to. On this basic level, the extended family is still very important today. In all, even in the society where civilization has been so advanced, the extended family still plays an essential role in our life.