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I Remember When . .
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Things I Believe |
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Children usually try to
emulate their parents. This is only natural, since from conception it is
their parents who pass their genes on to their offspring, it is their
parents who coddle and comfort them during their infancy. The same mother
and father teach them how to think and sometimes what to think. They teach
them that which is morally right and that which is morally wrong. These
are the basics that a child has from it's infancy if it is born of normal
and righteous parenthood. This is the foundation that a child has to build
on. Children should receive their most valuable education in the home and
from the family. Formal education, whether it be from the church or public
or private schools of learning, also help to shape a child's character and
success into adulthood. If the child has been taught correctly at home and
reared in a loving, supportive Christian family, it will forever possess a
firm foundation that can never be destroyed. But, with all the caring and
teaching, a child, if robbed of firm discipline at home, will have a most
difficult road to travel through this life. Usually that person will have
a difficult time in achieving a good, well balanced character. Those
lessons taught at home will always be there to remind one of which is
right and which is wrong. The conscience developed at home will still
exist to guide and help judge one's decisions. These valuable lessons were
taught to me and my siblings. They are ours to avail ourselves of today. |