My Book About God — Page 49
49 had she chastised him on his earlier crimes, he might not have turned into a criminal. Her action towards her son, therefore, cannot be called an act of kindness or love; rather it was an act of cruelty in disguise. It becomes evident from this story that mothers, who show excessive kindness or love to their children while knowing that their children were involved in some anti-social behaviour, do more harm to their children than good. Mary— I totally agree. Bushra— Unfortunately some people have an errone- ous notion of their religious teachings and they present God as One Who is Love and thus always treats sinners