Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 248
! ! 248 which cover moral training for children , and then to constantly refer back to them, to read them and act upon t he advice contained within them. However, i f these topics we re collected in one volume and such a book wa s made p art of the women’s syllabus or women read it for themselves and then implement it, it could prove to be very valuable. However , until such a book is compiled, women should try to act upon these matters themselves. At present , we have asked women to pay attention towards education, after which God willing , attention will be paid to tarbiyat [ moral training ] as well. After a person is educated , they can understand how precious children are and how important their training is. My intention is to expand the present girl s’ school to a h igh s chool. C handa is being collected f or this purpose and it is expected that within three to four months , we wil l be able to purchase land for the girl s’ high school. S ome aid will be received from the government and more funds will be collected through chanda. God willing, we will be able to lay the foundation in 1929. Those Lajna members who are being educated, will assist in teaching at the school, even if at present they may be un able to assist in training. In my opinion , the matter to which we should direct more of our attention is education, and in particular religious education. Only this education will instill some sense and understanding in our children. I am so discontented by the present ways of our youngsters that I w ish every element of Europe could be changed. O ne’s head bows in shame and regret t o see the people in our country so obsessively copy European customs. Today , Dard Sahib stated that those habits which Europe has abandoned due to discontentment, those habits are being gladly and enthusiastically adopted by the people of our country. Yet, I have been saying for the past ten years that the issues which Europeans have raised their voices against , those very issues are considered a source of progress by the people of our country. There is an uproar there against interest and here efforts are being made to introduce it. Similarly , people there are pushing to control alcohol , whereas here a great interest is being shown towards