A deep-blue bowl repaired with gold seams holds dark water and a floating red heart-shaped leaf.

Original artwork, not a still

Honore De Balzac

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker claims a mother's heart is like a deep chasm, and that far down you will always find forgiveness there. The image turns depth into comfort: however far one digs, this view holds that pardon waits at the bottom. It is a tender, idealised portrait of maternal love.

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