A small wooden cradle holding a green seedling on a cobalt-blue cloth.

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Rabindranath Tagore

Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Tagore sees each newborn as a small sign of hope. If God were fed up with humanity, he suggests, no more children would arrive. Every child becomes a message that the future is still worth trying for.

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