Our unborn never got to grow, never got to see what's next/In this world full of countless threats
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker mourns the loss of future generations due to environmental or social threats.
- In plain terms
- Our children never grew up because the world was too dangerous.
- What can you take from it?
- Society's failures cost the lives of the young.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What threats face our future?
- How do we protect the next generation?
Another view
This perspective assumes external threats are the only cause.
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