A few quotes from the Rabbi on 'Traditions of the Fathers'
in which he teaches that one must be grateful to the Almighty, just as he feels towards his or her parents
The reason for which the Torah innovates with the commandment concerning children's attitude towards their parents is to educate people and accustom them to the idea that the same gratitude that one feels towards one's parents, who have granted us life, is the gratitude one is to feel before the Creator, who has granted the gift of life to both us and them.
Yitzhak Chouraqui, in Tradition in the Modern Age, Rabbi Yehuda Leon Ashkenazi, Torat Hatoladot, p. 327, Yedioth Publishing, Tel Aviv, 2009
