Marriage and parenthood
1934-11 1934 1930s 22 pages IV THE HOME "As the sun returns in the east, so let our patience be renewed with dawn ; as the sun lightens the world, so let our loving-kindness make bright this house of our habitation." ("Vailima Prayers") R.L. Stevenson. We are al...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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| Language: | English English |
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London : Friends' Book Centre
November 1934
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| Summary: | 1934-11
1934
1930s
22 pages
IV THE HOME "As the sun returns in the east, so let our patience be renewed with dawn ; as the sun lightens the world, so let our loving-kindness make bright this house of our habitation." ("Vailima Prayers") R.L. Stevenson. We are all called to-day to courageous action in the art of living. The first line of advance is in the direction of simplicity — not the strained simplicity so often imposed to-day by economic necessity, but the beauty and freedom of a plain way of life achieved by careful thought and willing experiment. A simple home life, unencumbered with overmuch of the material things of the world, is fertile ground for the blossoming of true beauty and love. In such a home there will be a simple hospitality and a sharing of the weight of household tasks so that each may have time to give to wider interests. Much can be done by wise planning and the careful keeping of accounts to achieve a right standard of simplicity with a true appreciation of the responsibility of money. "A high ideal of family life, maintained in practice as well as in theory, is an important part of the inheritance which parents should leave to their children, and in so far as they fail to do this, they are depriving them of their rights. This ideal is inevitably lowered when love and sympathy and mutual confidence are absent. When husband and wife share each other's aims and help each other in achieving them, they exercise an influence which is felt by all who come under their roof." Christian Practice, pp. 53 & 54.) This personal relationship between the husband and wife is all-important. Only if it is completely satisfying to both partners will they be able to maintain the right emotional balance in their relations with their children. The atmosphere in the home is almost entirely dependent upon the degree of harmony between the two persons at the head of it, and only in a calm, unruffled atmosphere can a child develop naturally and happily. The relationship between husband and wife, just as it existed before the arrival of the children, will continue after the children have grown and passed into the world. It is an independent growth, to be tended and cultivated for its own sake. And if its roots are not firmly established there is danger that instead of being a bond to draw (16)
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