But now, as it is, sorrows, unending sorrows must surge within your heart as well–for your own son’s death. Never again will you embrace him stiding home. My spirit rebels– I’ve lost the will to live, to take my stand in the world of men–

Homer
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The quote, “But now, as it is, sorrows, unending sorrows must surge within your heart as well—for your own son’s death. Never again will you embrace him stiding home. My spirit rebels—I’ve lost the will to live, to take my stand in the world of men” written by Danish poet, Hans Christian Anderson, is about the pain caused by the death of a child. The father in this story loses his son because he couldn’t fight back against his wife’s wishes to give the child up for adoption. This line is essentially saying that you have to let go of your child when he or she dies in order to remain strong.

Source: The Iliad

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