We can wash people in the water all we want, but we can never wash their parents out of their hearts
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker claims external changes cannot remove deep parental influence.
- In plain terms
- You cannot change who raised you even if you change yourself.
- What can you take from it?
- Family roots shape us deeply despite changes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do your parents influence you?
Another view
People can change their upbringing influence.
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