1. Grandparents - Represent the past 2. Parents - Represent the present 3. Child - Represents the future
1. Common purpose and goal 2. Centering on true love 3. Individuals serving the family 4. Families serving the community, nation
Every father and grandfather - A king Every mother and grandmother - A queen Every child - A prince or princess
1. Peaceful families lead to peaceful nations 2. Bridges cultures 3. Common experience linking all people
Absolute SexFree Sex¥ Centered on True Love¥ One LifetimeSpouse¥ Centered on Self-Gratification ¥ MultipleSexual PartnersS-
1. Youth do not believe they can achieve a good marriage 2. Alternative family households growing faster than traditional families Unmarried Homosexual Single Parent Divorced
” Instead of managing family decline or ameliorating some of the worst consequences of a divorce culture, we propose recreating a marriage culture.” Source: Marriage in America: A Report to the Nation, The Institute of American Values, 1994
1. Economic strength¥ Married couples have 4 times the wealth of the divorced2. Greater productivity¥ Married adults and their children perform better at work and school
1. Merges two lineages2. Way to attain wholeness
Ò Love is important...because it transfers all of our life interest from the concern about ourselves to the concern about others; it changes the whole center of our personal life.Ó Vladimir Soloviev, Russian philosopher, The Essence of Love
1. Living only for the sake of oneself2. Conditional giving¥ Calculating reward3. Holds grudges4. Changeable and short-lived5. Without principle or higher purpose6. Fruit of weak character
1. Basis of universal virtues¥ Service ¥ Forgiveness¥ Sacrifice ¥ Kindness¥ Responsibility ¥ Honesty¥ Respect ¥ Commitment2. Foundation for progress and prosperity
1. Basis of universal vices¥ Exploitation ¥ Vengeance¥ Disrespect ¥ Cruelty¥ Irresponsibility ¥ Dishonesty¥ Infidelity ¥ Arrogance2. Cause of decay and ruin
1. Basis of universal vices¥ Exploitation ¥ Vengeance¥ Disrespect ¥ Cruelty¥ Irresponsibility ¥ Dishonesty¥ Infidelity ¥ Arrogance2. Cause of decay and ruin
1. Full of illusions about love¥ Love takes effort over time¥ Both partners are responsible for a bad marriage¥ Betrayal & deceit are wrong2. Love has consequences in real life