So long as no child is born to her, the newly-married girl remains deeply absorbed in her domestic duties.
But no sooner is a son born, than she leaves off all her household concerns, and no longer finds any pleasure in them.
On the contrary, she fondles the newborn baby the livelong day, and kisses it with intense joy.
Thus man, in his state of ignorance, performs all sorts of worldly works, but no sooner does he see the Almighty, than he finds no longer any relish in them.
On the contrary, his happiness now consists only in serving the Deity and doing His works alone.
IMAGE: Jacob Taaman, Woman and Child (1867)
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