Hypatia · Chapter
Dedication explained
The author dedicates the book to his parents, acknowledging the spiritual and eternal nature of their bond and the debt he owes them, which transcends physical life.
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The author dedicates the book to his parents, acknowledging the spiritual and eternal nature of their bond and the debt he owes them, which transcends physical life.
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“When you shall have read this book, and considered the view of human relationships which is set forth in it, you will be at no loss to discover why I have dedicated it to you, as one paltry witness of an union and of a debt which, though they may seem to have begun with birth, and to have grown with your most loving education, yet cannot die with death: but are spiritual, indefeasible, eternal in the heavens with that God from whom every fatherhood in heaven and earth is named.”
After reading this book, you will understand why I dedicate it to you. It is a small token of a bond and a debt that began at my birth and grew through your loving upbringing, but which is not limited to this life. It is spiritual and everlasting, rooted in God, the source of all fatherhood.
The dedication expresses the author's gratitude and the eternal nature of familial love.
