To bear, to nurse, to rear, To watch and then to lose, To see my bright ones disappear, Drawn up like morning dews.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The quote describes the cycle of raising children and the pain of losing them to time or death.
- In plain terms
- Raising kids is hard because you eventually lose them like morning dew.
- What can you take from it?
- Parenthood involves both care and inevitable loss.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you cope with inevitable change?
- What do you cherish most now?
Another view
Not all children are lost early; many grow to care for aging parents.
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