子供たちを育てていく中で、最も難しい時期が思春期です。
思春期の子供たちは皆、王子様であり女王様です。
思春期はあらゆることを自己中心に考える時期なので、
父母の言葉に無条件に反発するものです。
そういう言う時こそ彼らを理解してやらなければ、
うっかりするととても悪い道にはまり込んでしまいます。
反対に、いくら些細なことでも、
自分と心が通じると思えばとてもうれしくなります。
秋の日、葉っぱがすっかり落ちた柿の木から、
熟した柿がぽとっと落ちるのを見ただけでも、
うれしくて笑います。
なんだかわからないのですが、
自分の心に届くものがあるので喜ぶのです。
なぜそうなるのかと言えば、
神が人間をその様に創造したからです。
神から創造された人間の本性がそうなっています。
”平和を愛する世界人として” より
The most difficult aspect of family life is raising children properly. We give birth to them in love and raise them in love, but they don't necessarily grow up the way their parents desire. What's worse, today's materialistic culture is destroying the innocent minds of young people. Young people who should be growing up to become responsible adults capable of extraordinary things are being lost to drugs, Drug-induced states make people lost touch with their own spirit. Young people who have lost their spirits eventually can only fall into crime and sexual immorality.
During adolescence, children think everything should be centered only on themselves, and so there is the tendency to rebel against things the parents may say. If the parent does not respond with understanding, there is the possibility that the child may go to self-centered extremes. On the other hand, a child in adolescence can be deeply moved by anything that seems to connect with his heart. Perhaps on an autumn day, the child will see a persimmon fall from a tree that has lost all its leaves.The child cannot explain it, but somehow it connects with his heart and he will smile and experience happiness. This is a sign that God's original character is dwelling in his heart.
