Oya no kotoba to nasu no hana wa sen ni hitotsu no muda mo nai

Do you know the saying, "Oya no kotoba to nasu no hana wa sen ni hitotsu no muda mo nai"? It literally means, "Parents' words and the eggplant's flowers will not go to waste, even one in a thousand times." If an eggplant's flower blooms it will most certainly produce a fruit, so it is not a wasted flower. Your parents' opinions are the same; they will all be useful for the children and will not go to waste. It is a teaching that means, children should listen to the opinions of their parents who are always thinking of them.



親の言葉と　なすびの花は　千に一つの無駄もない
おやのことばと　なすびのはなは　せんにひとつの　むだもない。