You are returning to your homes for the holidays. Conduct yourselves well. Bring a good name to your parents. Earn a good name in society. If you have no other work, join in any service activities of the local Sai Organizations. Let service be your motto. That should become your life’s goal.

If all of you behave in this way how much will the country benefit and prosper. Promote the welfare of society. Do not succumb to some of the petty desires of your parents. ‘Oh boy! Get married soon. You will get a rich dowry of lakhs of rupees!’ What a shame that parents should speak like this and that boys should give in to them! Should a son be sold for the sake of money? Whether it is ten lakhs or ten crores, do not sell yourselves. You must stand on your own legs. You must depend on your own strength. Do not be carried away by what others say. Do not become a slave. Be a master. Only then can you be a master over others. (SSS Vol.29, p. 91)