Please don't wait until the doctors tell you that you are going to have a baby to begin to take care of it. It is already there. Whatever you are, whatever you do, your baby will get it. Anything you eat, any worries that are on your mind will be for him or her. Can you tell me that you cannot smile? Think of the baby, and smile for him, for her, for the future generations. Please don't tell me that a smile and your sorrow just don't go together. It's your sorrow, but what about your baby? It's not his sorrow, its not her sorrow. .Thich Nhat Hanh
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Babies are born with a natural need for their mothers. When a mother isn't there, the child will cry and interrupt the mother's work on the task of taking care of herself. In other words, her joy will be interrupted. This is true for any birth, whether it is a new life on earth or a new life in heaven.
Once a person is born into this world, they have a need to live and grow up. Up to this point in this sentence, the birth parent's love and care has made that person strong enough to handle anything that comes his or her way. However, when that person isn't loved and cared for properly, they will not survive.
The way to make sure the baby survives is to make sure you are loved and cared for properly too.
Source: Being Peace
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