VIMALA PUBLIC SCHOOL THODUPUZHA
St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara's Words to Children
Testament of a Loving Father

Words to the Children

  • Children, you are God’s investment in the hands of your parents.
  • The children who have love of God and fear of God will love and respect their parents.
  • Trust your mother; God will hear the mother’s request like the baby’s request.
  • Wisdom and purity should be spiritual food, like food for natural growth.
  • Laziness fosters evil habits.
  • Let your friends be those who love God.
  • Keeping of bad books is like hiding fire in straw.
  • Regular reading of good books and meditating on it will illuminate the mind.
  • You angels will be turned to devils, if you fall into evil situation.
  • Your attire and sanctity ought to be according to your age. Immoderate attire will only lead you to evil.
  • Let your ability be in piety regulating your life and controlling your senses.
  • You ought to love truth and justice.
  • Let there be no day in your life in which you did no good to others.
  • Let not the insult and quarrels of others be a cause of hatred and enmity.
  • Do not insult or trouble the poor.
  • God decides your vocation and you choose it.
  • Even if you are grown in age and maturity you have to accept your parents and submit to them.
  • Do not hate your own brethren.
  • It is the duty of children to look after their parents.
  • Do not be the cause of your parents shedding tears on account of you.
  • Since you belong to God, you should be given back to God.