I knew it was going to be the most extraordinary thing in my life, but how powerful it is, you can never know until you have a baby.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the profound and indescribable experience of becoming a parent.
Celine Dion's quote reflects on the transformative journey of parenthood, suggesting that while one might anticipate its significance, the true depth of that power and experience can only be grasped once one actually becomes a parent. It highlights the unique and extraordinary nature of bringing a new life into the world, a milestone that profoundly alters one's perspective and emotional landscape.
In practice
Sharing this quote during a baby shower to express the joy of becoming a parent.
As a singer, I've had many opportunities to travel, and one thing I've learned is that through my music, I can be accepted by people all over the world. I often wonder why so many of us can't accept people who are different here, in our country? It's just not fair to be prejudiced against those whose race, religion or colour aren't the same as ours.
I worked really hard, and I surpassed myself... I didn't have, visually, what it took. I was not pretty, I had teeth problems, and I was very skinny. I didn't fit the mold.
What I hope the most is to be more successful as a mother than in show business, because to be a mother is the most difficult I will ever have to do.
You were my strength when I was weak; you were my voice when I couldn't speak; you were my eyes when I couldn't see; you saw the best there was in me; lifted me up when I couldn't reach, you gave me faith cuz you believed. I'm everything I am because you loved me.
Family and friends and Rene and the pregnancy fulfilled me with so much love.
Perhaps the best function of parenthood is to teach the young creature to love with safety, so that it may be able to venture unafraid when later emotion comes; the thwarting of the instinct to love is the root of all sorrow and not sex only but divinity itself is insulted when it is repressed. To disapprove, to condemn the human soul shrivels under barren righteousness.
Every day, at home, I have the astonishing and humbling opportunity - together with my wife Sophie - to nurture empathy, compassion, self-love, and a keen sense of justice in our three kids.
If family violence teaches children that might makes right at home, how will we hope to cure the futile impulse to solve worldly conflicts with force?
The idea of a family sitting round the kitchen table and carefully planning their future family size based on the certainty of years to come is a complete fantasy. Back in the real world, jobs are lost, livelihoods taken away, families break apart, partners leave or pass away.
I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There's an insanity that goes with writing - a mad scientist thing that you have to go through - and sacrificing a kid's upbringing to do that is not an option.
The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.
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