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Children are not a means to your unfinished ambition

Just because you love a town you send them there to study so you can still have a connection to the town.
Or just because you used to dream of becoming a doctor, you push them to be one.

Children are not yours. They’re their own person, with their own mission. You are just a means to their path, one that mutualy benefiting each other. You raised them well and in exchange, every good deeds that they do, are coming back to you. That’s all. As for the dunya part., they are their own man.

You will be forever their parents, older, (supposed to be) wiser, and more experienced. But they also have their own thinking, maybe you won’t listen because what do the kids know, right? But try listen. If you wanna get the mutual respect, you should make them feel heard. Or they walk away forever. 

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