wivesofthesemen.Awiseandcleverwifeisable,throughabenevolent
andwiseattitude,toachievethegreatestofthetasksregardingherhus-
band.Suchwomen,however,shouldremembernottodirectlyinterfere
with the affairs of their husband, or to tell them the "do's" and the
"don’ts". The reason for this is because men mostly do not liketo be
treatedastoolinthehandsofothers;otherwisetheymayreactsharply.
Butawisewomanwouldmonitorherhusband'sactivitiesandwatchhis
associates indirectly without his knowledge.
Italsohappensthatsomemen,sometimes,comebackhomelaterthan
usual.Ifthisisthecaseandthenumberofthelatearrivalstohomeare
withinanacceptablelimit,thenthereisnoneedtoworry,becausemen
aresometimes engagedin certainunexpectedevents whichthey tryto
pursueaftertheirwork.However,ifthenumberoflatearrivalsexceeds
theacceptedlimit,thenhiswifeshouldmakeanefforttoinvestigate.But
investigation is not easy; it requires patience and wisdom; one must
avoidangerorprotest.Thewifeshouldfirstofalltalktohimsoftlyand
kindly.Sheshouldaskhimwhyhecamehomelaterthanthedaybefore
andwhere hehadbeen. Sheshould pursue the matterwisely andpa-
tientlyatdifferenttimesandondifferentoccasions.Ifshefindsoutthat
becomes backhomelate becauseof his workor attends scientific,reli-
gious,andmoralmeetings,thensheshouldleavehimalone.Ifshefeels
thathehasfoundanewfriend,sheshouldfindoutwhoheis.Ifhisnew
friendisawell-manneredperson withaclean record,.thensheshould
notworry.Itisevenrecommendedthatsheencourageshiminhisnew
friendship. because a good friend is a great blessing.
Ifyoufeelthatyourhusbandisgoingastrayorthatheassociatedwith
corruptandunworthypeople,thenyoushouldstophimimmediately.A
womaninthissituationhasagreatresponsibility.Theslightestmishand-
lingofthe situation,through carelessness,mayshattertheirfamilylife.
Thisisasituationwherethewisdomandclevernessofsomewomencan
becomeuseful andapparent. Oneshouldrememberthat rowsorargu-
mentsarenotthe solutionandtheymayresultintheexactopposite.A
woman, who experiences this event, has two tasks to achieve:
(a)Firstsheshouldassess thesituationathome;andshouldexamine
herselfandherattitude.Shemustfindoutthereasonforherhusband's
behaviour.She shouldfairlyjudgewhyhehasgrowncoldtowardshis
familyandgoneastray.Shemayfindthatherownattitudehadbeenthe