Raising Children

RAISING CHILDREN recite poems about his smoking habit in front of his friends, deep down, he knew that smoking was not only harmful to health and loss of money but also had a negative impact on morals. When others urged him to quit smoking, he would offer a barrage of verbal justifications to avoid facing the truth of his addiction and unwillingness to admit his mistake. He clung to these justifications without seriously considering any reasons against smoking. However, everything changed when his child’s life became intertwined with the question of cigarettes. All the veils were removed from his mind, allowing him to see the simple truth. The innocent words of his child completely shattered the person who could not put down his defences against strong arguments. Realizing that if he continued smoking, he could not stop his child from following the same path, he made a profound decision. The child’s words, “But even daddy smokes,” struck him deeply. In a single moment, he made a decision for which years of efforts by his friends had proved inadequate. It was during the month of Ramadan when he decided to quit smoking altogether. The next day, he refrained from smoking and permanently abandoned the habit. He prioritized his love for his son over his passion for cigarettes. He decided to give up smoking for the sake