Children are born from the love of their parents. As parents, husband and wife enter a new realm of love - parental love. Parental love is totally sacrificial, giving and serving. Loving parents are more concerned for their children than they are for themselves. Think for a moment about changing messy diapers. Changing a diaper is a dirty, smelly job. I wouldn't want to make my living doing it, but as a father, I am proud of the fact that I changed my daughters' diapers. It is one of the memorable accomplishments of my life. But I must admit that my wife is much more accomplished in this regard than I am. I have no idea how many thousands of diapers she changed. As I was preparing for this lecture she laughed and told me - "changing diapers is proof of the power of love." As parents our hearts grow to a new level. Parents are always concerned about the growth and future of their children. Parents want their children to be better than themselves. What drives the home computer business in America - parents buying computers for their children because they want them to succeed.
Parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. These are the relationships in which the most intimate nuances and flavors of love are experienced. Indeed the family is an intricate and complex universe of relationships within which human beings can experience the purpose of life - the perfection of love. The family is more than just the school of love The true family is the center of love in the universe. The family is the bridge between the individual and the society. It is in the family that the individual learns to sacrifice for others, it is in the family that he learns that it is in his own interest to live for the sake of others. It is in the family that the individual learns the deepest joys of unselfish love.