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

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

“Don’t focus on negative things; focus on the positive, and you will flourish.”

Silence isn’t empty. It’s full of answers

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

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

A mistake that makes you humble is better than an achievement that makes you arrogant.

The brightest stars are those who shine for the benefit of others

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.

“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.”

“Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.”

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

“Choose thoughts that give you the emotions of being alive and excited about life.”

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