Little did she yet understand that the end of childhood comes not when a child’s body changes with puberty, but when her mind is finally able to see … - Elif Şafak

Mothers don't go to heaven when they die. They get special permission from God to stay around a bit longer and watch over their children, no matter what has passed between them in their brief mortal lives.

إِنّ الله ميقاتيٌّ دقيق. إِنه دقيقٌ إلى أَن ترتيبه وتنظيمه يجعلان كلَّ شيءٍ على وجهِ الأرض يتمُّ في حينهِ, لا قبل دقيقة ولا بعد دقيقة. والساعة تمشي بدقَّة شديدة بالنسبة للجميع بلا استثناء. فلكل شخص وقتٌ للحب ووقتٌ للموت.

Earth: the things that are solid, absorbed and still.
Water: the things that are fluid, changing and unpredictable.
Wind: the things that shift, evolve and challenge.
Fire: the things that damage, devastate and distroy.
The void: the things that are present through their absence