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

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“Any alleged right of one man, which necessitates the violation of the rights of another isn’t and can’t be a right.”

There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family.

Life Doesn’t Come With A Manual. It Comes With A Mother

The greatest mistake we make in relationships, we listen half, understand quarter, think zero, and react double.

“The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.”

“The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be.”

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

The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.

“Crying does not indicate that you are weak. Since birth, it has always been a sign that you are alive.”

In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past as that will only cause unnecessary resentment.

“There are better people in the world, do not let the worst do the worst to you, you deserve the best in life.”

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Yes Officer, I Did See The “Speed Limit” Sign, I Just Didn’t See You.

“Don’t be afraid to start over. This time you’re not starting from scratch, you’re starting from experience.”

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

I have a Smartphone, Smart TV, Smart Fridge, and Smart AC, and I’m essentially the dumbest thing in my house.

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“I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.” 

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