(Ramsay MacDonald, British Prime Minister, 1929-35.)

In Britain there was a poor youth named James Ramsay MacDonald who used to help school children by writing the addresses on letters for them. As he wrote each address he used to tell the boy, ‘God bless you’. He also used to tell them, off and on, ‘God is great’. Often he had to go without food, but his heart was filled with noble feelings. Such a lad one day became the Prime Minister of Britain. Only his noble thoughts could have raised him from his poor state to the office of the Prime Minister. (SSS Vol.27, 1994)

Rama attained godhood because he was the son of Kausalya. Lava and Kusha became heroic because of their great mother, Sita Devi, It is the noble thoughts of the mother which make the children great. A mother may go in other respects, but she always strive for the well-being of her children. Hence every son has to love the mother as the primary duty. Then he should love the father and revere the preceptor. The mother confers the body. The father protects it. The preceptor imparts knowledge and wisdom. For every human being all three are essential for getting on in the world. (SSS Vol.30, p. 104)