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

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

“Seek respect, not attention. It lasts longer.”

“It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved.”

“A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.”

Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.

“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.”

Take care of your mind, your body will thank you. Take care of your body, your mind will thank you.

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

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

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.

“Gratitude is one of the most powerful human emotions. Once expressed, it changes attitude, brightens outlook, and broadens our perspective.”

“Home is the place, where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.”  

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More from Bright Star

Where does Friday comes before Thursday ?

“Sometimes the things that hurt the most teach us the best lessons.”

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

“If you salute your duty, you no need to salute anybody, but if you pollute your duty, you have to salute everybody.”

You’re running a race and at the very end, you pass the person in 2nd place. What place did you finish the race in?

“Instead of complaining about your circumstances, get busy and create some new ones.”

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