It is correct for a person to command his sons regarding himself that they should do everything they possibly can to aid his eternal rest and for the elevation of his soul, as who else will have pity on his soul. Even if he is convinced that his sons will do a lot, he should not hold himself back from commanding and noting down so that it will be a “reminder between their eyes” as an extra boost. This is especially true as there are children whose father and mother are forgotten from their hearts, not to be remembered or mentioned except a little on the anniversary of their deaths. Woe to such children who behave in this way, and woe to their fathers who were hoping for “the table of their children”. It is therefore better that his righteousness should go before him and he himself should do all that is in his power while he is still alive.
