The home is the child's first school. The child who grows up in a happy home generally grows up to be a happy adult. What he sees and feels and values as a child will be with him until he totters into his grave.
The home, too, is the child's first community. In it he learns that he has a duty and a loyalty outside of himself. He first learns to be unselfish as he lives with other members of his family. Worthy home membership is the beginning of worthy community citizenship.
Writers of all times and of all countries have given us glowing pictures of happy family living.
Father's return after the day's works, the gentle way Mother speaks, the kindness of brothers and sisters to each other--all gain new meaning for us as we learn about these in song and story.
The close ties among the members of a Filipino home are our pride and joy. The lives of our heroes and great men are in themselves examples of worthy home life. To read of Rizal's devotion to his parents, of Mabini's sacrifices to help his parents, of Quezon's love for his children and his wife, is to instill in us the desire and determination to follow these ideals of conduct.
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