The role of marriage in personal and social growth

Family is one of the first systems in human communities, remained immutable in itsgoals and functions despite of basic evolutions, and still enjoying a basic importancein all communities. Though formally the smallest unit in a society, it constitutes thefoundation of community – in other words, its central core – as far as importanceand value are concerned. Family is the best system for fulfilling humans’ material, mental and spiritual needs, and supplies the best context for providing mental security and peace for its members, nurturing the new generation, and socializing children as well as fillingthe individuals’ emotional needs. In the present article, the most important individualand social effects of forming a family are mentioned; these effects include preservingchastity, gaining peace and quiet, achieving perfection, transmitting values andcustoms, strengthening the community, filling the emotional needs, preparing theground for nurturing children, increasing the value of one’s actions, achievingeconomical growth, etc. Finally, the undesirable consequences of avoiding marriageare mentioned, including an increase in vices, perversion and corruption; mentaland physical illnesses; emergence of social disorders; being deprived of legitimateand rational pleasures; not achieving high spiritual stages.