Principles of Marriage and Family Ethics

(Chris Devlin) #1

Chapter 47


Complaining Unnecessarily


The problemsof lifeare many.Thereisnot anyone whois completely
happywith his situation.Butsomepeople are morepatient with their
hardshipsthanothers,Theytrytorecordthemintheirmemoriesanddo
nor mention them except when there is a reason for revealing them


Ontheotherhand,therearepeoplewhoaresoweakthattheycannot
keepanyproblemtothemselves.Theyaresousedtomakingcomplaints
thatuponmeetingothers,theystartcomplaining,Wherevertheygoand
whenevertheyareinagathering,theymoanabouttheeverydayevents
whichhaveaffectedtheirlives.It isasiftheyhavebeensentonamis-
sionbySatanhimselftospoilthehappinessofothers.Thatiswhymost
friendsandrelativesdo not wantto be botheredwith these characters
and try to keep away from them as much as possible.


Butonemustfeelsorryfortheirwivesandchildrenwhohavetocope
with them. Becausenoone else isprepared to listentotheir moaning,
these men vent their problems before their families. They sometimes
complain about their expenses, the taxis, their friends, and sometimes
theymoanabouttheircolleagues,theirbusinesse5,diseases,doctors,and
soon.Thesemen areverypessimistic anddonot seeanygoodin this
world. They suffer themselves as well as make others, and especially
their families, suffer too.


DearSir!Whatisthepointofmakingcomplaintsallthetime?Whatdo
you achieve by moaning? Why should your family suffer if you are
angrywiththetaxidriver?Whydoyoublameyourwifeifyourbusiness
is not brisk?


Do not forget that your attitude would repel your family from you.
Theywiltbecomedisappointedinyouanddisheartenedwiththehouse.

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