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The Home: A Factory for
Producing Good Individuals
P
REPARING
THE
NEXT
generation is a mother ’s
responsibility. The human generation is like a
flowing river, where the water is continually
replaced. In human beings too, the new replaces
the old. And a mother plays the crucial role of
preparing this new generation. The responsibility
of supplying good human beings to every
generation devolves upon her.
How do you define a good person? A good
person is one who has the courage to face life;
one who is endowed with a positive attitude, who
is constructive and makes a positive congenial
contribution to society.
What is a mother ’s role in this regard? Let us
illustrate this with the example of Nancy Alwa
Edison, Thomas Elwa Edison’s (d 1931) mother.
Edison was hard of hearing from birth, and in
consequence performed badly in school. He was
eventually expelled as a retarded child.
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