Wisdom Nugget:
"Children
are the world’s most valuable resource, and its best hope for the future”
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Child abuse is the physical, sexual or emotional
mistreatment or neglect of a child or children. Many children grow up in happy
and loving homes, but others are harmed in various ways. Some children are
mistreated, or neglected. Some adults take advantage of children to have sex
with them. Children are most often abused by adults close to them and who have
power and authority over them. This problem is made worse when children do not
have a relationship with their parents or guardian; it makes it difficult to
tell them that they have been abused. In such cases, abuse often times remains
hidden within the family and the community.
There are many forms of child abuse. Children may be abused sexually, emotionally, physically, or they may be neglected. It is difficult for us to read or think about children being harmed in this way especially for someone like me, who knows how much my children mean to me; but nevertheless we have a responsibility to help in whatever way we can. So we must face the truth, abuse does happen and we must fight it!
One day a woman left her baby daughter in her husband's care while she was busy doing some work in another room. He immediately buried himself in his newspaper, and forgot all about the baby until he heard a series of thumps, followed by a horrendous cry. Instantly he knew that the baby had fallen down the stairs. He called out to his wife, "Honey Come quick our little girl just took her first 24 steps" it might seem like an interesting joke but most of us are like that husband. A child is put in our care by our wives, aunties, neighbours, sisters and so on. We neglect the child completely until something tragic happens to the child and then we start looking for cute excuses to make. You might not have known it but that is child abuse.
Some children have been chained like dogs and made to sleep in the garage or in a kennel. One child who survived such a tragic childhood has written about the abuse in a book titled, A Child Called "It". His mother would give him only the left-over from meals if he was good. When he went to school, he would steal food, only to return to the house after school and be forced to throw up. He was never allowed into the house except when he had to do chores. He was forced to sleep in the garage, and was constantly abused both mentally and physically by his mother. He had no hope and no happiness. Can you imagine that? Most women take children from their parents to live with them as a 'maid' and treat them even worse. They flog and maltreat them like they're dogs and then pamper their own children. Sometimes, it’s difficult to understand how we can have the heart to treat children worse than animals, simply because they didn't give birth to them. You see a family walk past you in the mall and you can tell who the 'children' are and who the maid is. How can you treat a child as precious as they are, like trash?
There are many forms of child abuse. Children may be abused sexually, emotionally, physically, or they may be neglected. It is difficult for us to read or think about children being harmed in this way especially for someone like me, who knows how much my children mean to me; but nevertheless we have a responsibility to help in whatever way we can. So we must face the truth, abuse does happen and we must fight it!
One day a woman left her baby daughter in her husband's care while she was busy doing some work in another room. He immediately buried himself in his newspaper, and forgot all about the baby until he heard a series of thumps, followed by a horrendous cry. Instantly he knew that the baby had fallen down the stairs. He called out to his wife, "Honey Come quick our little girl just took her first 24 steps" it might seem like an interesting joke but most of us are like that husband. A child is put in our care by our wives, aunties, neighbours, sisters and so on. We neglect the child completely until something tragic happens to the child and then we start looking for cute excuses to make. You might not have known it but that is child abuse.
Some children have been chained like dogs and made to sleep in the garage or in a kennel. One child who survived such a tragic childhood has written about the abuse in a book titled, A Child Called "It". His mother would give him only the left-over from meals if he was good. When he went to school, he would steal food, only to return to the house after school and be forced to throw up. He was never allowed into the house except when he had to do chores. He was forced to sleep in the garage, and was constantly abused both mentally and physically by his mother. He had no hope and no happiness. Can you imagine that? Most women take children from their parents to live with them as a 'maid' and treat them even worse. They flog and maltreat them like they're dogs and then pamper their own children. Sometimes, it’s difficult to understand how we can have the heart to treat children worse than animals, simply because they didn't give birth to them. You see a family walk past you in the mall and you can tell who the 'children' are and who the maid is. How can you treat a child as precious as they are, like trash?
Children are priceless gifts, which means every child is our
responsibility, do you treat you starve, beat or maltreat a gift? Trust me the
way you treat that child in your care says a lot about you. John Fitzgerald
Kennedy said "Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best
hope for the future". These children are our future. Treat them well for
you don't know what they might become to you tomorrow. Give this a serious
thought.
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