My wife is more important to me than child or mother. First of all, I've made a promise to cherish her. Second, to be a decent husband your wife has to be the most important person in your life. Finally, I love her more.
It's much harder, of course, to be patient and kind than to rescue someone from drowning.
In our culture it's worth saying explicitly that all human life is valuable and important, without consideration of age or achievement.
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