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4) Endurance towards the stimulants of defilements (kilsa). Children will not become slaves to alcohol and drugs, sexual attraction, money, praise and other problems. These stimulants cause major social problems. For example, corruption finds its roots in parents who didn’t teach their children to endure stimulants of defilements. They didn’t instill truthful addages such as, honesty will always fulfill, dishonesty will only fulfill for a short period. In addition, they encouraged their children to worship money even though money can’t buy everything, i.e. purity of the mind. When children are taught to choose money over virtue, they grow up to care for nothing but money. It does not matter if they obtained it through corrupt or deceptive means. This hindrance has prevented a nation like Thailand from progressing, even though it has more natural resources than many other countries. How Virtues can translate into Intelligence for Children After reading the book, “How to Raise the Children to Be Good People for the Nation,” one can understand how virtues can lead to intelligence in children.