Religion has always been important in my life.

My dearest departed mum always taught me that if God is not in one’s life, it is as if there is no filament in a light bulb.

I am no saint and, yes, I have the tendency to retaliate when somebody offends me or any other member of my family. My excuse: I am human after all.

There are many people who feel they must express their reasons for being against divorce, euthanasia, the death penalty and abortion, but I feel that if these subjects are against the teachings of Christ, I have no reason to explain myself further.

If these were not approved by Christ, then I do not approve of them even though by today’s standards I may be called a moron with ancient ideas.

We have to admit that we are living in turbulent times. If we have progressed in modern technology, our moral values have suffered a revolting regress.

For two young people to meet and have sex after an hour’s acquaintance is considered to be the modern culture of today. For a husband to betray his wife left, right and centre seems to be an adventure that few men can do without.

A wife leaving her kids with her mother while her dear husband is working overtime (with mum’s approval of course) and goes and paints the town red with her boyfriend is something I hear about frequently.

There is no other way I can say this except quite frankly – although Malta is a Catholic country, those who really practice the Catholic religion are in the minority not the majority.

I would like to pass on a message to the readers of your paper. Nobody lives forever and those people who are leading double lives and lives that are hell bent on destroying other people by their words or actions may have “death” waiting around their corner without having the chance to feel any sign of remorse.

We Maltese are well-known for how we take care of our homes, how we love to take care of our clothes and our grooming but how much do we take care of our souls? Instead of making resolutions to cut down on cigarettes, diets galore or else overcoming our frustrations, would it not be better if we made a resolution to take more care of our souls so that we would be entitled to earn our final reward – Heaven?

Valerie Borg

Valletta