Draw up rules for your lives and house

SOME people see rules and laws as something that restricts their freedom to do whatever they want.
But that is incorrect.
Laws and rules protect people from having their rights violated by others.
It is common knowledge that when someone does wrong, most know it and that is because s/he has violated a known law, rule or principle.
Think of these, if there were no traffic rules some drivers of vehicles will take any lane they want to and may jeopardise the lives of people in other vehicles, their own and those of passengers they are ferrying.
In short, rules are good. Without them, things would not be fair.
Our sense of what is fair or right comes from our acknowledging a set of laws or rules that people follow.
Even on the sports field, there are rules.
Imagine people playing soccer without rules.
Some may play rugby or netball with a soccer ball on the soccer pitch.
The point of what I am saying is rules are important for fair play and you can see their usefulness in a society, public road and on a sports field.
Now I urge you to bring these ideas into your home.
For my own home (when I have it) the rules will include :
l    No alcohol;
l    No smoking;
l    No cursing;
l    No bullying;
l    No late night parties;
l    Quietness is priceless;
l    Respect for others is paramount; andl  My word is rule.
Just a couple nights ago
I was talking with a mo­ther (whom I will call Sina). Sina said: “I am happy that my husband and I made a rule for our house that alcohol is not allowed in our yard.
“Even though I am not well off, I have peace and quietness at most times. That is not the case in the village. There people curse, fight and produce a lot of noise.”
I understood what she said and I agree with her.
You see, young people, including the children, will not do well in school, and workers will not be productive at their workplaces if they live in places where there is no peace and quietness.
A lot of people do not realise that when there is no peace in homes, the country and economy is
dragged because students
and workers do not maximise their creativity wherever they are in the daytime.
• Next week: Personal rules helps us maximise our creativity.