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

“A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.”

Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.

“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”

Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.

“Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.”

“It’s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters.”

“They are not your friend unless they have defended you in your absence.”

“Kindness gives birth to kindness.”

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

It hurts when you go through something that kills you inside but you have to act like it doesn’t affect you.

Failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of Success.

Life is about balance. Be kind, but don’t let people abuse you. Trust, but don’t be deceived. Be content, but never stop improving yourself.

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More from Bright Star

“Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates.”

Solve it, 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1×0+1+1= ?

What is 3/7 Chicken, 2/3 Cat, 2/4 Goat? Can you guess the city name?

Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.

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

“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”

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