Today’s children are not brought up with a mindset that losses and drawbacks are part of life. Everything that the child wants is provided to them readily; no thought is given to the pros and cons of the thing desired by the child. Some parents are so vulnerable that they think their children are smarter than they in using technology and are proud of it. They are brought up with so much pampering, favour and attention that even a small reversal in fortune or minor disappointment to them is quickly compensated by the parents with a quick alternative.

This even extends to the realm of marriage where the child takes for granted that the parents will accept their breaking away from the spouse even for trivial reasons and find another (naïve) partner as quickly as possible.

Loss of earthly and temporal comforts and luxuries is natural when a person comes to the Lord. Likewise, pain and trials are an integral part of a Christian life. Christian children need to be taught this in a family atmosphere even from their childhood.