Principles of Marriage and Family Ethics

(Chris Devlin) #1

placesothatallthefamilymembersareabletofind them,eveninthe
dark.


Someladiesmaybelievethatsuchaprogrammesuitstherichandthe
wealthy. Butthisisnot correct,even poor peopleshouldarrangetheir
belongings,including their dishes,beds, andclothes. For instance. the
wifeshouldkeepherown clothesseparatefrom herhusband'sandher
children's.Thewinterclothesmustbeseparatefromsummerones.Dirty
clothesmusthavetheirownplace.Theornamentsmust beputintheir
properlocations.Teachyourchildrentobetidywiththeirclothes,books,
toys, etc. You can he certain that by being tidy, your children would
learn and would follow you.


Untidywomenblametheirchildren forthe housebeing inastateof
mess,whereasitisthechildrenwholearnfromtheirparents.Ifthepar-
entsaretidy,thenthechildrenwouldlearnandchildren,bynature,are
willing to be disciplined.


Keepallyourmoney,importantpapers,documents,jewelleryandcer-
tificatesinasafeoraplaceoutofthereachofchildren.Itisnotcorrectto
punish a child for touching, destroying or losing any of the precious
itemsthat you have left withintheir reach. The parents are the guilty
ones and they should know better.


"Amanleftsomemoneywithhiswifeandaskedhertoleave itina
safeplaceandthenputitonthemantlepieceandleftthehouse.Aftera
shortwhilethemanreturnedhomeanddidnotfindthemoneyhehad
left,He looked around the house anxiously,andsaw hisfive-year old
boy burning something in the garden. The mother of the boy angrily
went upto him, liftedhim up, andthen threwhimon the ground so
hardthatitkilledtheboyoutright.Shewasquitescaredwhilelookingat
herson'scorpsewhenthemancameoutintothegarden.Hestartedhit-
tingher,andthendecidedtogotothepolice.Hegotonhismotorcycle,
butonthewaytothepolicestation,hehadanaccident.Heisnowinthe
Intensive Care Unit'."


Whodoyouthink.isguiltyparty inthisincident?Youcanjudgefor
yourself. Perhaps your know of a similar occurrence. Medicines, par-
affin,petrol,andpoisonoussubstancesshouldalwaysbekeptoutofthe
reach of' children. Children drink and eat anything which looks like

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