Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai, Laiyi Center, Pingtong, Formosa
November 26, 1995 (Originally In Chinese)

A couple told their friends, "Ah, we've decided not to get divorced."

The friends were glad, saying, "Oh, really? That's great! Congratulations! But why did you change your mind? Didn't you tell me last week that you two had a deadly feud to settle?"

The wife replied, "Yeah, it was originally like that, but now we've decided to stay together just for the sake of the children."

Her friends were very touched and responded, "That's right. That's the way it should be. But why didn't you think about the children earlier?"

The couple said, "Oh, it was different before. Only after we were getting divorced did we discover that neither of us wanted to raise the children alone."