![]() ![]() It revealed that the longer that couples are married, the less effort they put in to maintain a healthy relationship and manage their marital conflicts. In some cases this results in neglecting the needs of their children, who in turn grow up to abandon their aged parents.Ī family survey was done in Singapore two years ago. In many homes, both parents have to go out to work in order to make ends meet. Marriage rates and birth rates are going down while divorce rates are going up. As a result of this, family life is suffering a lot today. But what is worse is that many are too busy to spend time even with their own family members. We hardly have time to get to know our neighbours, and they are also too busy for us. The demands of work and school have increased tremendously. There is much less time now for building relationships than before. Thus he was able to spend much time at home with the family and would take us out on weekends to church and for family outings or to visit a friend or relative.īut life has changed so much since then. It was rare for him to work overtime or to be away from home. My dad would leave for work at 8 in the morning and was back home by 5:30. We hardly watched TV then, as it was still black and white and the shows were rather boring and screened only a few hours a day. My dad and mum knew everyone who lived on the same street, and we would go around visiting our neighbours every night. ![]() ![]() I used to play with all the kids in my neighbourhood. It was a lot easier to build relationships when I was a child, because people always had time for each other. Preached at Life BPC 8 am & 1045am service, Ephesians 6:1-4 - Biblical Family Relationships ![]()
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