On social networks, M. Radzevičienė dedicated an emotional message to her son on the occasion of his coming of age. She agreed to share the post with the readers of the Žmonės.lt portal.
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“To our dearest Rokas,
There are days marked by calendars. And there are days forever marked by the heart.
Today is exactly such a day.
Eighteen years ago, the world did not change its rhythm. The sun rose as always, the birds sang as always, people hurried on their own ways. But my world stopped at that moment. Because a boy was born who, with one of his first breaths, gave meaning to my entire life.
You were never just my son.
You were our greatest prayer, to which life responded.
The greatest gift I would never have dared to ask for.
And the greatest love that cannot be measured or described.
People say children grow up.
I think differently.
Children never grow out of their mother’s or father’s heart. They just gradually learn to walk further from their hands.
Today you are eighteen. From this day on, the world will call you an adult. Son. But let us tell you what the world will not.
True strength is never to cry.
True strength is to dare to remain a good person in a world that sometimes lacks kindness so much.
If life ever takes away your faith – borrow it from us, but we doubt you will lack it, and if you do, son – you know the door.
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If your wings ever get tired – rest in our love.
If you ever feel alone – remember that there is one heart in the world that will beat for you even when it is tired itself.
That is our heart.
Rokas…
I cannot promise you a life without pain.
I cannot promise that you will never make mistakes.
I cannot promise that all your dreams will come true.
But I can promise what neither time, nor distance, nor years will change.
As long as we breathe – you will always have a person who believes in you more than you do yourself.
A person who will wait for you.
Whose door will never be locked.
Whose hug will always be your home.
If you ever have to choose in life between being a great person and being a good person – always choose kindness.
Greatness leaves a name.
Kindness leaves hearts.
And when after many years someone says your name, we would like people to smile and say:
“Rokas… He was a person next to whom the world became a little brighter.”
That would be the greatest gift you could leave to this world… Rokas.
The greatest miracle of ours already happened eighteen years ago.
Your eyes. Your smile. Your name, Rokas.
Happy eighteenth birthday, our greatest love of life.
Because a person who carries the knowledge all their life that they were loved unconditionally is never truly alone.
So go. Live. Love. Get lost. Get up. Dream.
And never let the world extinguish the light you brought when you were born.
We love you…
Mom and Dad, be the happiest Son … You will succeed …” – Milisandra dedicated an emotional message to the boy on Facebook.
