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What does it mean?
Every child represents hope and continuity, suggesting divinity or humanity has not lost faith in the human race.
In plain terms
New children show that God still believes in humanity.
What can you take from it?
See children as signs of enduring hope.

Where it applies

  • parenting
  • education
  • social justice

Putting it to work

  • child advocacy
  • mentoring
  • optimism

Questions to consider

  • What hope do children bring you?
  • How do you protect future generations?

Another view

It assumes a universal divine belief that not everyone shares.

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  2. Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.

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  3. Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.

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