Your children are not your children.

They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.

They come through you but not from you,

And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts.

You may house their bodies but not their souls,

For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

You may strive to be like them,

but seek not to make them like you.

For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might

that His arrows may go swift and far.

Let your bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness; For even as He loves the arrow that flies,

so He loves also the bow that is stable.

— Kahlil Gibran

More Motivational, Inspiring Quotes

Never Hide your bad side to make someone stay, show your bad side and see who can stay

Live your best, and act your best, and think your best each day, for there may be no tomorrows.

“To tell someone not to be emotional is to tell them to be dead.”

“Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.”

“Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.”

Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.

“A friend who understands your tears is much more valuable than a lot of friends who only know your smile.”

“The only person you should strive to be better than, is the person you were yesterday. ”

“It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on.”

Every family has a person who breaks the chain of poverty, Be that person to your family.

Our family is a circle of strength and love, with every birth and every union, the circle will grow, every joy shared adds more love, every crisis faced together, makes the circle stronger.

If you are positive, you’ll see opportunities instead of obstacles.

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More from Bright Star

Sometimes my brain is like the Bermuda Triangle. Information goes in and then it’s never found again.

“If you get tired, learn to rest not to quit!”

I am the beginning of everything, the end of everywhere. I am the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. What am I?

Don’t break anybody’s heart, they have only one. Break their bones, they have 206.

“We should respect all religions and just believe in peace, kindness and harmony.”

“It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on.”

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