A glass jar tied with red thread holds dandelion seed heads, with loose seeds floating upward.

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Khalil Gibran

The love of a parent for a child is the love that should grow towards separation.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker suggests that parental love is meant to move toward letting go. Its aim is not to hold a child close forever but to help them become separate and independent. Real devotion, on this view, measures itself by how well it prepares for parting.

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