And, parental love will not gradually diminish or lessen as the child is growing up or as the parents themselves are getting old and weak.

父母的这份爱，不因孩子的成年而贬值，更不因父母的衰老而削弱；

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Prohibitive rules and bureaucratic diktats lessen the number of profitable opportunities available and diminish the potential of those remaining avenues entrepreneurs and businessmen follow.

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