Dysfunction

Over the years I have been intrigued by the number of people who have grown up in dysfunctional homes. My personal interpretation of dysfunction for the purpose of this paper would simply be the absence of balance and harmony in their homes. I have watched in horror as the trend has continued to deteriorate, leaving behind it a long trail of hurting, confused and broken lives. Most carry on into their old age with deep scars upon their hearts being a constant reminder of the fierce internal wounds they developed during the crucial formative years of their lives.

Observing the world around me, it is not difficult to see the depth of pain that these homes have caused from the indelible marks left by the individuals involved upon our innocent planet and the humanity it accommodates. The crime, wars, enmity, jealousy, murders, sicknesses, diseases, hate and countless bizarre acts are proof that humanity has missed its course somewhere during the inception of order, misguided by their disorderly climate. It is not unusual to note that this is not a problem of a certain people, nation, tribe or race but a universal issue cutting across many nations of the world. “The home” according to some religious clerics is “under attack and it is time to salvage it at all costs”.

I have personally witnessed the devastation that has been caused by parents without a clear vision for their lives, who create a dark cave with a lot of painful memories for their human cubs. Perhaps an indication of the existing animalistic nature within them that seeks expression to the detriment of those at their mercy. The anguish of the soul often not heard in the many dark nights that surround these unfortunate protégés who tend to give back in full measure what they themselves have always received and experienced; the ministry of pain.

Stories of unimaginable atrocities made by adults on their unsuspecting children has been a constant feature in the various forms of media worldwide.

I recall a recent story that hit the United Kingdom about a man in one of the European nations who raised his own daughter as a concubine and kept her locked up in a small dungeon like room in his home for many years and had sexual relations with her which bore seeds of incest. The news was a revolting discovery which was another reminder of the barbaric behavioural characteristic of man. A personal indication to me of creatures created by a God who least expected His creation to become His greatest regret.