A son is a mirror in which the father sees himself reflected, and the father is a mirror in which the son sees himself as he will be in the future. (Søren Kierkegaard)

A son is a mirror in which the father sees himself reflected, and the father is a mirror in which the son sees himself as he will be in the future.

Søren Kierkegaard

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