The Importance of Love and Discipline in Relationships : หน้า 11/62

This sacred union also serves as the path for the birth of virtuous people into this world to pursue Perfections. Since we exist in a world dominated by sensual pleasures, it is essential for us to realize that entering relationships simply as a diversion is not a good idea If we are to bring another worthy human being into this world, it should be accomplished with pride and dignity. You may be under the impression that love and desire go together. But love must come before desire. Love brings a husband and wife together so that they may procreate and usher a human life into this world. Thus, they transform their roles from husband and wife into that of a father and mother. Fathers and mothers are regarded as the noble ones of the household. The titles 'father' and 'mother' are honourable titles. However, many people today tend to overlook the importance of marriage. They allow desire to dictate their decisions and actions. Unfortunately, this lack of discipline creates many ill consequences. Love depreciates in value when it is tarnished by sexual obsession and promiscuity. Promiscuity begins with roaming around, drinking, womanizing, using drugs and gambling. Some students living far away from their parents for the first time suddenly find themselves becoming more independent and free. They start spending late nights with their friends and experimenting with sex, thinking that it is trendy, cool, stylish and acceptable. But what they fail to realize is that their behaviour accumulates negative Kammic consequences and retribution for which they have to pay later. To avert this type of behaviour, parents must teach their children self-discipline of both the body and the mind. They should teach them to respect the Dhamma and the Law of Kamma, so that they know the truth about life and existence. Then they will understand the ill consequences created in this lifetime and the next, as well as the deterioration of the body and mind that takes place through careless acts. Things must be preserved until the time is right. This is something that we have to remind ourselves at all times, otherwise it may reduce our sense of PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com