Not a few millions of parents strongly hope that their own children will step in by instantly becoming their own parents’ foster parents, if and when the parents reach their second childhood.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Adage Adages Africa African Aphorism Aphorisms Axiom Axioms Caregiver Caregivers Child Childfree Childhood Childless Children Deep Dictum Dictums Epigram Epigrams Father Fatherhood Fathers Foster Parent Foster Parents Funny Gnome Gnomes Hope Humor Humorous Humour Insightful Made Me Think Make You Think Maxim Maxims Mother Motherhood Mothers Old Age Home Old Age Homes Parent Parenthood Parents Philosopher Profound Proverb Proverbs Provoke Thought Quotation Quotations Quote Quote Of The Day Quotes Satire Satirical Satirist Satirists Saying Sayings Second Childhood Selfish Selfishness South Africa South African Thought Provoking Thoughtful

Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Adage Adages Adolescent Adolescents Adult Adulthood Adults Africa African Ancient Aphorism Aphorisms Axiom Axioms Child Children Dead Death Deep Dependence Dependent Develop Developing Development Dictum Dictums Epigram Epigrams Existence Four Stages Of Life Funny Gnome Gnomes Grandparent Grandparents Grow Growing Growth Humor Humorous Humour Immortal Immortality Independence Independent Infant Infants Insightful Life Made Me Think Make You Think Maxim Maxims Mortal Mortality Newborn Newborns Old Old Age Old Age Home Old Age Homes Phase Phases Philosopher Prepubescent Process Profound Proverb Proverbs Provoke Thought Quotation Quotations Quote Quote Of The Day Quotes Retire Retired Retiree Retirees Retirement Satire Satirical Satirist Satirists Saying Sayings Senile Senility South Africa South African Stage Stages Stages Of Life Teenage Teenager Teenagers Thought Provoking Thoughtful Young Youth Youths

Some social ills are preserved by the common misbelief that things such as ignorance, greed, and stupidity do not have the stamina required to reach old age.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Adage Adages Aphorism Aphorisms Axiom Axioms Belief Beliefs Deep Dictum Dictums Endurance Endure Epigram Epigrams Gnome Gnomes Greed Greedy Humor Humour Ignorance Ignorant Insightful Knowledge Knowledgeable Made Me Think Make You Think Maxim Maxims Misbelief Misbeliefs Old Old Age Old Age Home Old Age Homes Preservation Preserve Problem Problems Profound Proverb Proverbs Provoke Thought Quotation Quotations Quote Quotes Retire Retired Retirement Satire Satirical Saying Sayings Social Social Ill Social Ills Societal Society Stamina Stupid Stupidity Thought Provoking Thoughtful Wisdom Wise Young

We envy people who are extremely old because we wish to live that long, not because we want to be that old.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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Death would not surprise us as often as it does, if we let go of the misbelief that newborns are less mortal than the elderly.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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