In today's world parents find themselves at the mercy of a society which imposes pressures and priorities that allow neither timenor place for meaningful activities and relations between children and adults, which downgrade the role of parents and the functions of parenthood, and which prevent the parent from doing things he wants to do as a guide, friend, and companion to his children.

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Life is only meaningful when we are striving for a goal . ― Aristotle

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Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning… Anyone can start over and make a new ending. —Chico Xavier

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The first law of nature is self-preservation. Cut off that which may harm you. But if it is worth preserving, and is meaningful, nourish it and have no regrets. Ultimately, this is true living and love of self...from within. ― T.F. Hodge

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When my father spoke, it was to say something meaningful.

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You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. — Zig Ziglar

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If I’m gonna tell a real story, I’m gonna start with my name. – Kendrick Lamar

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In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety. — Abraham Maslow

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I don't want to sing boring pop songs - I want to sing songs that are meaningful to me.

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No task is a long one but the task on which one dare not start. It becomes a nightmare.

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