Too Sheltered?

Hello Everyone,
We recently learned about Avraham sending a messenger to find a wife for Yitzchak. At first glance, it seemed that Avraham was sheltering Yitzchak from the world by sending a messenger to find a wife for him. This reminded me of the discussion that we had at the Perl's on shabbos. To what extent should we shelter our kids from the world? When this topic was brought up, there were many conflicting ideas. I personally think that it depends on the specific situation. We learned that it wasn't that Avraham believed that his son was not strong enough to handle the outside world on his own, it was that Avraham wanted him to find a good wife. Like many parents, Avraham wanted this woman to be someone good for Yitzchak with good qualities and morals. But, there was more to it in this situation. This woman would have to take the challenge of leaving her birthplace and going to a strange land and have complete faith that this marriage would work out. Avraham's goal was to make sure that Hashem's promise of "Aretz" would be fulfilled, so it was crucial that Yitzchak did not stray. In today's Western society, we would not necessary do what our parents want us to do. Parents raise their children in the hope of them growing up to follow the same set of morals and religion that they taught, but it is completely normal for people today to break off from what their parents want and do what they want. This is not necessarily a bad thing in certain situations, but there was definitely a greater goal that Avraham was determined to achieve.


Do you think that Avraham should have done this or left his son to do what he wanted? Also, was it fair of Avraham to "force" this marriage upon his son? We never hear Yitzchak's point of view.