“Fathers,
do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.” –
Colossians 3:21
Few weeks before as I was going to
have my lunch in a particular place I saw a group of ladies sitting and talking
along with a little boy. As I stood near to them for few minutes I heard one of
the old ladies telling that little boy that he was taken from a government
hospital. She actually meant that he was not born to his actual mother but
taken from a government hospital. She was constantly telling him that for fun. It’s
not the truth but yet she was repeatedly telling him again and again the same
thing.
When she was speaking I remembered
the things happened in my childhood. I have two elder brothers. We heard from
our mother that once one of my elder brothers got sick and was taken to the
hospital. At that time I was a little baby and the next day as my mother want
to see my elder brother she took me to the hospital.
But as she entered that hospital she
felt that if she take me inside I might get some infection and so she had put
me in the hospital reception and then ran to the room where my brother was
admitted so that the one who was with my elder brother can come out and take
care of me. After few minutes I was taken by one of my relative.
Years passed and in my home I was
little different in certain levels compared to my brothers and so they used to
say that our mom has picked a wrong baby on that day in that particular
hospital.
With this they made a lot of fun at
different occasions. Though they are my brothers initially their words had hurt
me but whenever they had spoken that my mom used to come and say to me that it
was not like what they are saying and you are my son. She made sure that I was
not hurt by their words.
Her comfort and words had really
helped me. If she would not have come and told me like that when my brothers
made fun of me, I would have got discouraged and I might have gone astray long
back.
I know that my brothers love me and
at times we make fun of each other but yet their words had the power to hurt
me. What if the same words are spoken to me by my parents or some other
relatives like it was spoken to that little boy whom I had seen on the way.
As a parent you have to make sure
that no one words had hurt your child. Particularly your words should never
hurt your child. You should not yell at them comparing them with animals or
others. You should never say to them that you have a doubt whether they are
born to you or not because of their behaviour.
My dear young parents, do not
discourage your children through your words and do not let anyone discourage
them by their funny behaviour or words. God be with you and give you His wisdom
to raise your children in His way.
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