We are commanded to honor our father and mother and it will go well with us
We are also told that if we curse our father or mother we will die
It is NOT honoring to our parents to ship them off to an old age home and visit them now and again and leave others to care for them
We should provide the best accommodation we can afford WITHIN our homes and should care for them personally
In addition we should always show due respect to our parents and should respect their opinions and their views
This includes NOT marrying a man or woman that our parents do NOT approve of
Parents should give guidance with regard to careers and with regard to life partners
In fact, once one understands the HUGE implications of marrying the wrong person one will understand why parents should actually CHOOSE our life partner for us
Parents should be actively involved in bringing up our children and we should be actively involved in the lives of our parents in all respects
It is still the ideal for the eldest son or at least one of the children to take over the family business
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