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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“Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.”

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“Sometimes we can feel like we are not good enough, but it is important to remember that we have nothing to prove others. Love and respect yourself each and every day.”

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

“Success is not only for the elite. Success is there for those who want it, plan for it, and take action to achieve it.”

You have to remember that the hard days are what make you stronger.

“A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.”

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.

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

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

“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.”

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” 

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