DIVORCE AND THE CHILDREN

DIVORCE AND THE CHILDREN

I have often wondered why people get divorced.  Is family relations so weak in our society ?  What is happening to the human life when people give least consideration to relationships ?

As a human being who believe in relationships I am very much concerned about the growing number of divorces.  It is very alarming to understand that the present generation is more advanced than the old one in  getting divorce without giving much care to the family values.

I am living in the state of Kerala in India and recently Ihad read about the number ofdivorce cases of the current year.  In twenty  family courts  situated at different parts of Kerala, the number of divorce cases registered during the current year upto July 30 is 16315.  Just have a look at the statistics of divorce cases from the year 2005 – 2006 onwards:-

  Year                                 No. of Cases

2005-06                                     8456

2006-07                                     9775

2007-08                                     9937

2008-09                                    11194

2009-10                                    11600

2010-11                                    11600

2011-12 (upto July30)               16315

The most interesting factor is that the distrct with the highest number of divorce cases is in Trichur District which is known as the cultural capital of Kerala.  

We can see from the statstics shown above, the increase in the number of divorce cases every year.   This statistics belongs to just one state in India and I am sure that the number will shoot up like anything, if we take the complete statistics in India.  Most probably the same will be the case if we study the number of divorces in the whole world.

What is happening to the people all over the world ?  Formarly marriage was considered to be a relationship for the whole life.  And the family as a whole with father, mother and children was considered to be a heaven.  What made human beings to destroy this heaven ?  What are they going after when they get divorced and go for another marriage.

The most tragic part of divorce is the life of the kids of the couple who gets a divorced.  I will say that these couple have betrayed their children.  Parental care is the most important indispensable factor of childhood and if they don’t get it at the right time they will get spoiled.  People have become so self centered that they don’t give proper attention to their children. 

These children who are deprived of love of their parents are the assests of the nation.  As such we should give them proper care and love and help them to become a strong and loving generation, rather than going for a divorce for silly reasons.