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This sung-poem

isn’t about obedience
— it’s about continuity.

It reminds us that life doesn’t start with us; it flows

through
us. Our parents give us more than existence
— they hand us the torch of effort, love, and
endurance that keeps humanity

moving forward

and exist

Through vivid,

timeless images — from ancient

gods to modern struggles — the poem speaks of duty,

gratitude, and the danger of forgetting where we
come from. It warns against cynicism and the easy

voices that mock sacrifice or dismiss family bonds as

outdated.

Its message

is clear and lasting:

We inherit life not as a gift to waste,

but as a mission to continue.
To honor those who raised us is not blind tradition —

it’s the first step in earning the

right to raise the
next.

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