A good family produces a good citizen.

Perilous conditions of society are the reflection of its family conditions. Among many unacceptable situations, crude realities- our children, our property even our lives are not safe from our relatives, friends and neighbours. In media, we regularly get unwanted news that are increasing anxieties.

We need to discover the real cause of suffering to protect ourselves from dangers. Not only in poor countries but also developed courtiers the sufferings are leading life and realities, with family breakdown, corruption, poverty, drug, sexual violence, juvenile crime, terrorism, STDs etc.

‘Good families produce good citizens and good society, bad families produce trouble citizens and troubled society.’ this is a proven truth. We can get hints of solution in this motto. Ultimately family values and traditions impact all spheres of life and society.

Everybody has a dream of the family for peace and happiness. This dream makes our development. In most cases, either consciously or incuriously we kill other peace and happiness for our ‘self-centeredness’. Sometimes we become irresponsible, however, lead an unethical life with self-justification.

In a wicked way, shortly we may get personal gain, but in large scale makes common suffering with degradation of human values.

This is true, ‘selfishness is the root of suffering and conflicts’. We need to overcome selfishness. Education in our family can make us selfless easily. If one person can learn and practice, ‘love and ethics’ truly in the family, he or she cannot be harmful to self and others, cannot be separated from others realities, will own to others’ realties.

Because of ignorance, fear of defeat, lack of confidence, a person commonly come defensive, however do self-justification. Whenever a person will not do self-justification and understand other realities, consider as part of own family’s realities, may quickly change position to common and social good.

In a nutshell, human society is in danger and fears. Divorce, single mothers, illegitimate children, child marriage, illicit love, girls’ pregnancy, suicide tendency, domestic violence, celibacy, less interest in family life, desperately breakdown family values are expressions of dangers and fears. Overcoming fear, anxiety and despair are becomes prime issues today. It is very needed to ameliorate the practice of family values unless the fearful sufferings will grow continuously.

February 18, 2022