monthsago.Itwas6:30p.m.yesterdaythatIcamehomeandfoundmy
sister who had hung herself'.''
Also, if the mother assumes the responsibility of her children, then
theywouldbedeprivedofhavingarealfatherwhowouldcareforthem.
A step-father is often the cause of much unhappiness to his step-
children.
''Awomanhelpedhersecondhusbandtotiehiseight-yearoldstepson
toabed.Theythenclosedthedoorandwentoutforawalk.Whenthey
returnedhome.theyfoundtheirchildhadbeenburnttodeathasaresult
of the fire".
Divorcedestroysafamilyunitmidleavesthechildrenwanderingand
shelterless Childrenoftensuffer asaresult of theirparents selfishness.
''Fourchildrenagedtwelve,nine,Six,andfouryearswenttoapolicesta-
tion.Theeldestsonsaid:'Ourparentsseparatedfromeachotherawhile
ago.Theyhadconstantargumentsaridusedtohavearoweverydayand
night.Nowthat theyare divorced,neitherarepreparedto takethe re-
sponsibility of caring for us".
Children,whoaredeprived(Ifhavingasuitableguardianandafam-
ilyatmosphere.oftengoastray.Thelackofpropereducationaridasym-
patheticperson in their lives, makesthem sufferfrom inferiority com-
plex They may even commit crimes of various degrees during their
childhood or adulthood.
Onecanrealisethisfactbyjustreadingtheeventsinthedailynewspa-
pers. "In a research madeat the Centrefor Youth Rehabilitation. itis
evident that out of one hundred and sixteen criminal youths of this
centre, eighty people asserted that their step-mothers' treatment with
them was the cause of their crimes".
DearMadam/Sir!ForthesakeofAllahandforthesakeofyourinno-
centchildren,beforgivingtowardseachother.Donotexaggeratetrivial
problems anddonot persist in yourarguments. Do not pickup faults
witheachother.Thinkofyourfutureaswellasthatofyourchildren.Re-
member!yourchildrenrelyonyouandlookuptoyoufortheirhappi-
ness. Have mercy upon them and do not destroy their lives.