A Christian merchant, who, from being a poor boy, had risen to wealth and honor, was once asked by an intimate friend to what, under God, he owed his success in life. His immediate reply was: “To prompt and steady obedience to my parents. In the midst of many bad examples of boys of my own age, who would not mind their parents, I was always able, by God’s help, cheerfully to obey my father and mother, and I firmly believe that a blessing has, in consequence, followed me all through my life.”
ML-12/04/1960