Langston Hughes, "Mother to Son" from The Collected Works of Langston Hughes. Copyright © 2002 by Langston Hughes. Reprinted by permission of Harold Ober Associates, Inc.
The concern of Mary—“And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee …
The Mother has since been performed at Halle, Leipzig, Havana, and elsewhere; most important for our grasping its importance to the author, Brecht chose to include The Mother among the …
Abstract: There is no experience in a woman’s life that is more impactful, all-encompassing, and life-altering than becoming a mother. The transformation from woman to mother is a …
The idea that the pure, sinless flesh of Jesus should come from a mother touched by any stain of sin is unthinkable to the Christian mind. In spite of belief by many, the dogma was not defined. …
Even if it were somehow possible to be the perfect mother, the end result would be a delicate, fragile child who couldn’t tolerate even the slightest disappointment.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; It was never between you …