Without a mother, one cannot love. Without a mother, one cannot die.
Interpretation
A mother is essential for both love and the human experience of life and death.
Hermann Hesse's quote emphasizes the profound and irreplaceable role of a mother in our lives. It suggests that a motherβs love is foundational to our ability to experience deep emotions and connections, and that the maternal bond ties us to the essence of life itself, shaping our experiences of love and loss.
In practice
This quote is perfect for a Mother's Day card to express gratitude and love.
I shall no longer be instructed by the Yoga Veda or the Aharva Veda, or the ascetics, or any other doctrine whatsoever. I shall learn from myself, be a pupil of myself; I shall get to know myself, the mystery of Siddhartha." He looked around as if he were seeing the world for the first time.
That is where my dearest and brightest dreams have ranged β to hear for the duration of a heartbeat the universe and the totality of life in its mysterious, innate harmony.
I, also, would like to look and smile, sit and walk like that, so free, so worthy, so restrained, so candid, so childlike and mysterious. A man only looks and walks like that when he has conquered his Self. I also will conquer my Self.
You're quite right there," he said. "I have practiced abstinence myself for years, and had my time of fasting, too, but now I find myself once more beneath the sign of Aquarius, a dark and humid constellation.
I call that man awake who, with conscious knowledge and understanding, can perceive the deep unreasoning powers in his soul, his whole innermost strength, desire and weakness, and knows how to reckon with himself.
Despair is the result of each earnest attempt to go through life with virtue, justice and understanding, and to fulfill their requirements. Children live on one side of despair, the awakened on the other side.
A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.
I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life.
If you talk to your children, you can help them keep their lives together. If you talk to them skillfully, you can help them to build future dreams.
When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth.
I am not asking anyone to take the fun out of childhood. As we all know, treats are one of the best parts of being a kid. Instead, the goal here is to empower parents instead of undermining them as they try to make healthier choices for their families.
It really takes a community to raise children, no matter how much money one has. Nobody can do it well alone. And it's the bedrock security of community that we and our children need.
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