1) If one finds a lost item and is told by his father or mother not to return it, he must not obey, and he must indeed fulfill all the Halachos of Hashovas Aveida. (Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat Siman 266:5)
The above is true even if the reason they asked him not to do it is because they want his help at that time. (See S'ma Siman 266 Os 9)
2) However, if he was already in middle of doing something for his parents, and saw a lost object, he is exempt from picking it up, as he is in the midst of a different Mitzvah, Kibud Av V'Eim, and one who is doing a Mitzvah is exempt from doing another Mitzvah at that time (Osek B'Mitzvah Patur Min HaMitzvah). (Taz Siman 266. If he is able to accomplish both Mitzvos, some Poskim rule that he should try and work that out.)
It is a Mitzvah for the father to be mochel, forgo on his honor in order to allow the son to involve himself in Hashovas Aveida; indeed if the father is mochel, the son should busy himself with the lost item. (ibid.)
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How can one discover the kindliness of Hashem's world?
Answer by HaRav Avigdor Miller Zatzal:
Look
at the sun as if you are seeing it for the first time, and also at the
wind, the rain, the clouds, the snow, the air, the trees, the grass,
your limbs, your food, your home and all your utensils, the powers of
your mind, your instincts, the workings of society, your relationships
with your kin and fellowmen. and all the phenomena of heaven and earth
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