Basya Tsybukmakher
Rabbi Neiman related that he once attended a gathering of rabbis in Vilna at which the Chafetz Chaim spoke. This is the lesson he heard from the Chafetz Chaim:
“If we wish to know whether a craftsman—a cobbler or a carpenter—is satisfied with his trade, we can easily find out. If the craftsman passes on his skills to his sons, that is a sure sign that he is happy with his work. But if he sends his sons to learn another trade, it means that his own trade does not satisfy him.
If we wish to examine our own attitude toward Torah and mitzvot, we can use the same principle. If we guide our sons along the path of Torah and its mitzvot, this is a sign that we love the Torah.
But if we see a father who, G-d forbid, is not particularly concerned that his sons continue on the path of Torah (although he might be happy if they did), and does not make the proper effort toward this end, it is clear that this father is indifferent to the Torah.”