“When I was a teenager, my father went bust. He could have declared himself bankrupt, but he was an honourable man and he insisted on paying back all his debts. That almost ruined the family. I was aware that my mother and father couldn't control things anymore. I guess I was afraid that we would end up on the street.” MenEndsMotherFatherStreetsDebtTeenagerRuinedMother And Father Author:Jo Nesbo
“The debt of gratitude we owe our mother and father goes forward, not backward. What we owe our parents is the bill presented to us by our children.” ChildrenMotherFatherParentGratitudeOur ChildrenBillsDebtGrandparentFridayMother And FatherHappy FridayDebt Of Gratitude Author:Nancy Friday
“Bad karma is the spiritual debt one has accumulated for one's mistakes from all previous lives and this life. It includes killing, harming, taking advantage, cheating, stealing, and more. On Mother Earth, when you buy a house, you take out a mortgage from a bank. This mortgage is your debt to the bank. You pay every month for fifteen, twenty, or thirty years to clear your financial debt. In the spiritual realm, if you have bad karma, you may have to pay for many lifetimes to clear your spiritual debt.” IfsYearsMayEarthSpiritualMotherHousePayMistakeClearMonthsAdvantageTwentiesLifetimeKillingFinancialDebtKarmaStealingThis LifeRealmsThirtyCheatingFifteenMortgageThirty YearsMother EarthTaking AdvantageBad KarmaPrevious Life Author:Zhi Gang Sha
“On the third day after someone dies, the soul comes back to settle scores. In my mother's case, this would be the first day of the lunar new year. And because it is the new year, all debts must be paid, or disaster and misfortune will follow.” YearsFirstsSoulWould BeMotherDiesCasesThirdsPaidDebtDisasterSettlingScoreMisfortunesNew YearJoy Luck Club Book:The Joy Luck Club Source: The Joy Luck Club
“However patriarchal the world, at home the child knows that his mother is the source of all power. The hand that rocks the cradlerules his world. . . . The son never forgets that he owes his life to his mother, not just the creation of it but the maintenance of it, and that he owes her a debt he cannot conceivably repay, but which she may call in at any time.” KnowsWorldMayChildrenHomeHandsMotherForgetRocksCreationSonSourceDebtNever ForgetMaintenance Author:Frank Pittman
“A real man doesn't have to run from his mother, and may even have to face the reality that no great deed is going to be great enough for him to ransom himself completely, and he may always be in his mother's debt. If he understands that . . . he won't have to feel guilty, and he won't have to please her completely. He can go ahead and be nice to her and let her be part of his life.” IfsMenFeelsMayRealEnoughRealityRunningFacesMotherNicePleaseDeedsDebtGuiltyBeing NiceReal MenRansom Author:Frank Pittman