Is there any son or daughter in this world who is not thrilled by this little declaration of praise from a parent, "I'm proud of you?" When baseball great Henry Aaron hit his 715th home run breaking Babe Ruth's remarkable record, that is what he said: "I don't' remember the noise, or the two kids that ran on the field. My teammates at home plate, I remember seeing them. I remember my mother out there and she hugging me. that's what I'll remember more than anything about that home run when I think back on it. I don't know where she came from, but she was there...." (1)

Hank Aaron-a veteran ballplayer, known and applauded by millions, but what he remembered most was that his mother was there when he broke that record. Few of us ever escape the desire to please our parents. For some persons,…