I believe that today among our faithful there are more extraordinary men and women than there have been in any other moment during my life. This assumes that most of these good young people come from good families and have committed and caring parents. And yet most conscientious parents believe they have made some mistakes. Once I made a fool of myself, and I remember that my mother exclaimed: “What am I doing wrong?”
Being a father or mother is not only a great task, it is a divine call. It is an effort that requires consecration.
It is true that few human commitments are more difficult than being good parents, but on the other hand, few opportunities offer greater potential for joy. Surely no work can be done in this world that is more important than preparing our children to be God-fearing, happy, reputable and productive. Parents will find that there is no more satisfying happiness than seeing the children who honor them and their teachings.
This is the glory of parents. John gave this testimony: “I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children walk in the truth” (3 John 1: 4). In my opinion, educating, raising and training children requires more intelligence, intuition, humility, strength, wisdom, spirituality, perseverance and hard work than any other task we can do in this life. This is especially true when the moral structures of honor and decency collapse all around us. To guarantee the success of the family, values must be taught, rules must be established, norms must be established and certain fundamental principles must be observed. Many environments offer parents very little support in teaching and honoring moral values.
Many countries are becoming truly worthless, and many of the young people in these countries become morally cynical. Many environments offer parents very little support in teaching and honoring moral values. Many countries are becoming truly worthless, and many of the young people in these countries become morally cynical. Many environments offer parents very little support in teaching and honoring moral values. Many countries are becoming truly worthless, and many of the young people in these countries become morally cynical.
