Quote by Alfred Torrie

It needs courage to let our children go, but we are trustees and stewards and have to hand them back to life--to God. As the old saying puts it: What I gave I have. We have to love them and lose them.

It needs courage to let our children go, but we are trustees

Summary

This quote highlights the emotional challenge parents face when raising children. It suggests that having the courage to let go is necessary as parents are simply entrusted with their children's lives, and their ultimate purpose is to prepare them for independent existence. The saying "What I gave I have" implies that parents give their love, care, and upbringing to their children while accepting that they must eventually release them into the world and surrender their control. Therefore, parents must both love their children and relinquish them to their own journeys, trusting in a higher power to guide and protect them.

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By Alfred Torrie

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