Summary: Life comes in a pair of opposites. Universe itself is created that way. Life and death co-exists in this cosmos and one doesn't have an existence without the other.
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"A new beginning can start from the depths of an end; like winter", she said.
"A grand beginning can only grow from the death of a life; like autumn", he said.
"True love is seen in the eyes of the mother when she sees her new born child", she said.
"True love is seen in the eyes of the mother who sees the first spark of wisdom twinkle in the eyes of her newborn; the child knows that the love his mom has for him is the purest of all", he said.
"Disappointment is when a little boy sees his first grades of his life which tells him that he is not the best in class", she said.
"Disappointment is when that little boy's mom asks him how come he wasn't the first in his class", he said.
"First kiss is nerves and a quick smack; like a tennis shot", she said.
"First kiss is liberating and free falling; like skydiving", he said.
"Growing up is learning about responsibility and power, planning future and channeling life in a pre-determined path", she said.
"Growing up is full of friendships, first love, heart breaks, part-time jobs, cramming for exams and dreaming of becoming a superhero", he said.
"It's important to know what we are before we try to find out who we are", she said.
"The journey of finding oneself begins with losing one's self", he said.
"Choices help us make our own destiny", she said.
"Choice is an illusion; it is choosing the most logical fork in the given path with a semi-predicted outcome", he said.
"Suffering comes from attachment", she said.
"Hope and anticipation of better things comes after suffering from attachment", he said.
"Cruelty is when a man takes another man's life for the sake of petty profits; be it emotional or monitory", she said.
"Cruelty is when a man doesn't help a fellow human in need and hurts him because of differences in their beliefs", he said.
"Reality is merely a sum of twists and turns of decisions that you take and every time you make a choice, you create a new path for reality", she said.
"Reality is merely a balance of opposites", he said.
"Love is me; marriage is a whole lot of people, church, wedding license, gown fitting, endless shopping, planning, stress and lots of drama", she said.
"Love is us; marriage is us; everything else is unimportant", he said.
"Being a good mother is the most rewarding experience of all", she said.
"Raising a responsible child is the most rewarding experience of all", he said.
"The worst thing that can happen to a parent is to get hurt by their children", she said.
"The worst thing that can happen to a parent is to watch their child getting hurt by their grand child", he said.
"No matter how you grip the sand, it always slips away; like life", she said.
"If you add water to the sand, it stays put for sometime, however little time that is; like life", he said.
"Death is the grand finale of life which in its wake leaves a bunch of memories", she said.
"Death is a spectacular beginning of an adventure that no living person has experienced before", he said.
"Everything in this universe comes to an end", she said.
"Everything in this universe goes back to the beginning", he said.
"Believing is by seeing", she said.
"Believing is seeing", he said.
"Coffee?", she said.
"Smoothie", he said.
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