The Cost of Lack of Discipline 英文版（有文稿）

The Cost of Lack of Discipline ——— ——— A judge, when sentencing a man for robbery, asked if he had anything to say. The man replied:" Yes, my honor. Please sentence my parents to jail also." The judge asked:" Why?" The prisoner answered, " When I was a little boy, I stole a pencil from school. My parents knew about it and never said a word. Then I stole a pen. They knowingly ignored it. I continued to steal many other things from school and the neighborhood till it became an obsession. They knew about it, yet they never said a word. If anyone belongs in jail with me, they do." He is right. In not discharging their responsibilities, his parents are also to blame although it does not absolve him of his responsibility. Giving choices to children is important, but choices without direction result in disaster.