How true is this? Exodus 20:12

[NovelFarmer]

There is a verse in the Bible;
“Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you”

Even if you’re not of Christian faith, I think most people do try to honour their parents.

But I find it the hardest commandment to keep and today I completely broke it and probably wiped at least 20 years from my life for dishonouring one parent so badly (they deserved it).

Just a vent really at myself. And wondering how everyone else honours their parents when they really don’t want to.

Thank you to everyone.
I’m feeling a whole lot better about the situation, your comments really helped (and made me laugh).

I have some faith and I think there is some value in Christian teachings. Our sense of right and wrong largely follows them.

However you do need to remember that organised religion is/was only really there as a way to control the masses. Society works best when people do honour (care for) their parents so therefore "they" saw that as a desirable state/instruction, but it won't be the right thing for everyone