It's just so wonderful to have someone in the house like a child to turn your attention to. It's not about you anymore, it's about this lovely little human being.
Interpretation
Having a child shifts your focus from yourself to nurturing and caring for a new life.
In this quote, Elton John expresses the profound joy and transformation that comes with parenting. The presence of a child in one's life brings a sense of purpose and selflessness, allowing parents to focus on the well-being and development of their child rather than their own desires and needs, ultimately leading to a deeper connection and fulfillment.
In practice
During a speech at a family gathering, to emphasize the joys of parenthood.
I don't want to be married. I'm very happy with a civil partnership. If gay people want to get married, or get together, they should have a civil partnership. The word 'marriage,' I think, puts a lot of people off. You get the same equal rights that we do when we have a civil partnership. Heterosexual people get married. We can have civil partnerships.
I just wish more of my fellow queers would come out sometimes. It's nice out here, you know?
At heart I've always been a music fan. That part of me has never changed since I was a little kid, sitting in a room watching a record go round, looking at the colour of the labels.
I hate to say this, but I always listen to the music and the instrumentation first, and then grab on to the lyrics later.
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do_x000D_ _x000D_ You see I've forgotten, if they're green or they're blue_x000D_ _x000D_ Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean_x000D_ _x000D_ Yours are the sweetest eyes, I've ever seen.
Don't be afraid to let her into your heart and when your down, don't try to carry the whole world on your shoulders.
I now see that is a woman's God-given role to tend to the home and take care of the children: it's just that the entire planet is our home, and every child on it is one of our children.
A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.
A very rich person should leave his kids enough to do anything, but not enough to do nothing.
My father had many, many veterans over to the house, and the older I got the more I appreciated their sacrifice.
Be the best father you can be to your children. Because nothing is more important.
Fatherhood is the unending imperfect task of turning yourself into your dad while secretly maintaining the unbridled elation of your boyhood
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