Better Home, Better Society

SHAPING THE FAMILY AND SOCIETY new replaces the old. And a mother plays a crucial role in preparing this new generation. The responsibility of supplying good human beings to every generation devolves upon her. If a mother understands her responsibility and prepares herself to fulfil this role, she can play a pivotal role in not only shaping the lives of her children on spiritual lines but, in turn, she will be able to shape society on positive lines. How do you define a good person? A good person dares to face life; one who is endowed with a positive attitude, who is constructive and makes a positive congenial contribution to society. It is commonly believed that one born into a wealthy family is fortunate, while one born into a low-income family is unfortunate. Here, too, a mother’s role is to make her child feel privileged no matter what the circumstances, and even if one was not born with the proverbial silver spoon in one’s mouth, one still had the ‘incentive spoon’! She should also show her children how most successful people are where they are today because they struggled and worked hard to achieve what they have achieved today. Likewise, a mother should teach her children not to divide people on the basis of the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots.’ It is often seen that although certain individuals have been born into deprived families, they have risen to become members of the privileged classes! Therefore, the dichotomy is not between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’ but between ‘potential haves’ and ‘actual haves.’ Consequently, it is