"The essence of every form is the deathless. Even the essence of a blade of grass is the deathless. And that's why the world of form is sacred."

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Your parents' views are, by current standards, out there. Getting in their faces about it would be needlessly disrespectful, but there's no reason for you to tiptoe through their delusional little terrarium as if you can't bend even one blade of grass.

— Carolyn Hax