Jesus Christ, known worldwide as a symbol of love, compassion, and truth, always showed deep respect and honor toward His parents. According to the Bible, Jesus’ mother was Mary, and His earthly or foster father was Joseph. Though His birth was miraculous, He was raised by Mary and Joseph with great care.
Jesus addressed His mother Mary as “Mother” with affection and reverence. Even while suffering on the cross, He made sure that His mother would be looked after. He entrusted her care to His disciple John, showing His deep sense of responsibility and love toward her.
For His foster father Joseph, Jesus displayed equal respect. Though He knew His true Father was in heaven, Jesus obeyed Joseph and lived as a faithful and obedient son. He acknowledged Joseph as His “father” in everyday life and treated him with great honor.
This behavior of Jesus teaches us a powerful lesson about family values. Whether our parents are biological or foster, they deserve our love, respect, and care. Through His actions, Jesus showed the importance of honoring one’s parents — a value that lies at the heart of spiritual and moral living.
In summary, Jesus used the words “Mother” and “Father” with deep meaning and affection, reminding us all of the importance of family, compassion, and responsibility.
Service and Respect of Parents is a Prime Duty
Every parent has a desire that – “My child should prosper. He
should not earn disrepute in the society. He should be of a good
character and obedient. He should serve us in our old age. Our daugh
ter-in-law should follow our advice. She should keep our respect in
the society. She should serve us in our old age. She should behave
affectionately.” This code of conduct was at its zenith till Satyug,
Treta and Dwaparyug. Everybody used to lead a happy life. In
Kalyug, for some time everything was fine, but the situation cur
rently is opposite. The author (Rampal Das) has the ambition to
improve it. I also hope that by the grace of God, with the light of
knowledge everything will become possible; it is happening as well
and will happen in future too. My soul believes this.
Mother’s love towards child:
A boy’s father died. At that time, he was 10-11 years old. His
mother raised her only son. His mother gave him the love of both
mother and father so that he does not feel the pain of the absence of
his father. The boy on becoming young got addicted to alcohol and
started going to a prostitute. He used to daily ask for money from
his mother and spend it in vagrancy. One day, his mother did not
have any money. In a drunken stupor, he beat his mother and went
to the prostitute. That day, he did not have any money, so the pros
titute said, “Get your mother’s heart.” He went back home. His
mother was unconscious. He took her heart out with a knife and set
forth. In the intoxicated state, he tripped over and fell down. A voice
came from his mother’s heart, “Son! Did you get hurt?”
When the devil made from intoxication went to the prostitute
with his mother’s heart, the prostitute said, “When you are not a
well-wisher of your mother, then how can you be mine? Misguided
by someone, you will kill me too. I wanted to get rid of you because
you have become poor now, and you are of no use to me. Therefore,
I had kept this condition thinking that you cannot take your mother’s
heart out because she never used to deny anything to you. O devil!
Go away from my sight.” Saying this, the prostitute shoved him out
of her house and shut the door. That devil came home and started
crying at his mother’s dead body. He said, “Mother! If possible,
save me in the court of God too.” A voice came, “Son! Nothing has
happened. I just want to see you happy.” At that very moment, the
people of the city came. They reported it in the police station. The
king sentenced him to death by hanging.
The king asked him his last wish before hanging him. The boy
said, “Call some citizens. I want share my wrongdoing with every
one.” People of the city came. That boy confessed his crime and
told, “I committed the aforesaid crime. Even in the last moments,
my mother’s soul kept wishing for my well-being. Intoxication made
me a devil. I polluted the society by visiting a prostitute. Take this
advice from me. Nobody should commit the heinous sin that I com
mitted by tormenting my mother. Even a wife cannot be as sympa
thetic as a mother, no matter how noble she is. A mother loves her
son or daughter so much so that in winters when the child urinates,
the mother herself lies down on the wet cold clothes and spreads dry
sheet under the child. If the child is crying from hunger, she leaves
her meal in the middle and first pacifies the child by breastfeeding
him/her.”
