EYE ON THE FAMILY: A SERIES ON JUSTICE PART I

The Family - Birthplace of Justice


How strange we are. The really important things are simple. But, we make them complicated and we end up missing the boat. In the matter of law, we see injustices all around:

- justice is never on time

- lawyers get rich keeping fights alive

- lawbreakers getting away with it


We know that law is our bulwark against lawlessness. Yet we assume that justice is for someone else to do - like police, lawyers, courts, jails, etc. Very strange.

We know law is simple - there is right and wrong. When we do wrong, the law says so and we face consequences we don’t like.

So what can we do about justice? The answer - everything!

Where does justice come from? Where do we learn about right, wrong, rules, punishment, etc? Where else, but from home and parents?

No small portion of families with children suffering from attention disorder and asthma are families confused about the place and importance of law. That confusion inflicts unnecessary pain on their children. Watch for the Justice Series.

So, the family is the birthplace of justice. Respect for law is developed early in childhood. Disrespect for law is developed early in childhood.

Wow! What a job for the family. This means that parents have to:

- ensure the rules are clear

- act with justice - not spite or prejudice

- make consequences of law-breaking fair and opportunities to learn


So, the family needs to get a whole new vision of itself. Parents have homework to do. They need to understand and agree on the rules and consequences. They need to help each other keep level heads when faced with law-breaking. They need to have the starch to fulfill the law despite the mixture of feelings they have about each other, the family and themselves. And they need to apply law to themselves – the big lesson for kids.

Sounds like this job is so big that a family counselor would help a lot. Maybe family counselor or friend could help us find new, constructive, contributions to families and our society.

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