healthy. When I asked him what his formula for
success was, he replied, “Non-interference”. This
meant that neither he, nor his wife interfered in
each other ’s affairs.
I agreed that this was the best principle for
maintaining harmony in the home. God has
endowed man and woman with different
temperaments. Everyman andwoman is different.
Therefore, in a marriage, the relationship stems
from two different natures. And since GodHimself
created this difference, we have no power to
change it. Instead of making futile attempts to
change this difference, we should learn to adjust
to it. This principle can be put into these words:
The Art of Difference Management
.
This difference is not an evil. There is great
benefit hidden in it. Differences do not mean mere
differences: they should be seen as representing
two different capabilities. If both men and women
had uniform capabilities, they would be able to
achieve very little. For, the absence of uniformity
is the secret to intellectual development. It has
rightly been said, “When everyone thinks alike,
no one thinks very much.” Therefore, the policy
of non-interference is the best policy for a normal
and happy life, both at home and in the outside
world.
8
Family Life
