A glowing pale egg rests in a nest of soft fibres inside a blue-grey ceramic bowl.

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Khalil Gibran

Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Of all the words people speak, the speaker calls 'mother' the loveliest. It's a short tribute to how much that single word means. The tone is tender and reverent, praising the word itself rather than any one person.

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