The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Looking After One's Extended Family (3)
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Fifth Group of Blessings. Blessing Seventeen :- Looking After One's Extended Family.
Points for Consideration:
In many countries, there is growth in materialism, civilization and consumer goods, job availability and the ability to earn high salaries
Social Disaster : 3. The Husband-Wife Relationship
With or without divorce, the consequences of marital neglect are far-reaching. If a husband and wife do not cherish one another according to the advice of the Buddha
Way to Mix with The Wise:
To learn the maximum about good and bad from such good influences, we should look for opportunities to associate with them
Those That Are Not Worthy of Respect
Do not worship objects or persons who are not worth to be worshipped. It will lead us astray and make us believe in what is wrong
The ways to Recognize a Wise person:
A wise person will behave in the following ways: 1. They will support others to do the right thing and encourage them to reject negative habits e.g. smoking, drinking alcohol, using drugs and stealing
The Consequences of Mixing with a Fool:
Viewed by the company you keep, as being untrustworthy, unreliable and like the company you mix with
Creating the virtuous society for which the world awaits The kind of Society the World Awaits
In this chapter we will not only meet the word’ Good Friend’ [kalyanamitra] in addition to the ‘True Friend’
The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Looking After One's Extended Family (2)
Social Disaster : Protection and Correction
Before inventing the measures to protect the society from the great disaster and to correct it, one must fathom the true root of the disaster
