"God sent children for another purpose than
merely to keep up the race - to enlarge our
hearts; and to make us unselfish and full of
kindly sympathies and affections; to give our
souls higher aims; to call out all our faculties to
extended enterprise and exertion; and to bring
around our firesides bright faces, happy smiles
and loving, tender hearts."
Mary Botham Howitt, 1799 - 1888
ENGLISH AUTHOR
2007-04-13 12:04:05 · 17 answers · asked by holy_see 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes, those who can't love a child are doomed to their own personal hell. Our children are the only thing that matters when it comes down to it.
2007-04-13 12:08:27 · answer #1 · answered by Chrissy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Children are the product of our instinct to reproduce. I will paraphrase in an acceptable format:
"Children enlarge our
hearts; and make us unselfish and full of
kindly sympathies and affections; they give us
higher aims; they call out all our faculties to
extended enterprise and exertion; and bring
around our firesides bright faces, happy smiles
and loving, tender hearts."
Much better.
2007-04-13 12:17:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
people started to developed religion to explain what they could not understand. what makes christianantiy better or different than any other relgion that has existed. i bet that if you went back in time and told the greeks that there was no Zues or Poseidon they would think you were crazy. All relgions will eventually come to an end. i would just think that by now as smart as we are that religion whould be extinct. science is the only. people just cant come to terms that there is no after life.
relgion is dump
2007-04-13 12:08:29 · answer #3 · answered by Gerardo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We are here for His purposes, to love Him and be loved by Him. I see that this author has seen the result of Gods children. Thats a good thing
2007-04-13 12:13:25 · answer #4 · answered by Ms DeeAnn 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Children are a blessing. God blesses us with children. The quote is nice, but there are not enough words to tell how a child can enrich the lifes of those they come into.
2007-04-13 12:11:09 · answer #5 · answered by tobinmbsc 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes I do. Children are a gift from God not a population race.
2007-04-13 12:11:18 · answer #6 · answered by Sam 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No.
Children are products of sex.
Perhaps they are souls trapped in the karmic cycle because they never accepted Jesus as their saviour in their last liv es, but they were given another chance by being reincarnated.
Go with God.
2007-04-13 12:09:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My youngest was up at 5:30 this morning crying loudly because he wanted the rest of his jelly beans for breakfast. happy happy joy joy joy
2007-04-13 12:14:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do you have children? If so you know the truth of this. Children do, or should, bring out our best. They can be exasperating at times, but they also inspire us to do our best for them and the world they will inherit.
2007-04-13 12:11:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its 200+ years old. I disagree.
2007-04-13 12:08:41 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋