Read the excerpt from "The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes." Parents should be able to comfort their children by saying, "Everything's going to be alright "We're doing the best we can " and "It's not the end of the world." But I don't think you can say that to us anymore. Are we even on your list of priorities? The purpose of Suzukis question is to challenge listeners to think of how their actions affect their children. think of new sayings to comfort their children. spend more quality time with their children. spend more time comforting their children.