If the education of the child would be reduced only toMoreover, to help the child get away, it can not be called a great work of formation and consolidation of the image of God. God wants love, not prosperity. His love for us is not just caused him the greatest pain (see Hosea 11: 8.). It should be possible to understand more clearly the motives that guide people in their actions.

At first, motives of actions vary according to age. At different stages of development becomes obedienceall the more difficult. At the beginning of the life of a man - being lawless, completely focused on itself. The baby can not feel sorry for his mother, to understand how it works, how tired of worrying about it. Gradually the child becomes acquainted with the rules and restrictions, and finds out how much trouble waiting for him when he behaves properly. To break the rules - it will be bad, did as expected - it will be fine.

Then there are deeper reasons forright conduct - ethics, understanding of mandatory rules, compassion for others. All this will be discussed in Chapter 8 on the formation of conscience. These qualities are based on the original discipline, instilled with a love child. He began to understand that the responsibility of making life better for him. Continue in the same spirit, and he will have more »elevated» the reasons for good behavior.

Secondly, although a higher motive is altruism and love of God, none of us is not so mature man to be guided solely by these motives. Therefore, even though each of us has struggledstrive to become a man of love, spiritual balance requires to take into account other factors, not to forget about your sinful nature, immaturity, selfishness.

For example, a man tempted to cheat at closing. Perhaps, it will keep the idea of ​​the responsibility before God and the golden rule - because he would not like to be cheated.

However, if these »pure» motives willinsufficient if day turned out to be bad, if for some reason seems to be that person that the world treats him not on merit, but it has some special rights, it does not hurt to think about such unpleasant things as the prospect of losing their jobs, pay the penalty and even go to jail. And this man, and you, and your child is, and this aspect of personality, but because of love and care enough, we must also bear in mind the reality.

Love and responsibility of laying the foundations of nature, and then you need to help your child cope with the old as the world, the problem: the imperfection of the world.