ON CHILDREN

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

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“Why don’t you focus on where you’re going and less on where you came from?”

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

“Your emotions make you human. Even the unpleasant ones have a purpose. Don’t lock them away. If you ignore them, they just get louder and angrier.”

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

The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”

“Show your anger when needed. People need to know what irritates you and what doesn’t. But, crucially, remain internally calm. Your anger is only a tool. Don’t become its puppet.”

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

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do. (Pele)

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

“What we all have in common is an appreciation of kindness and compassion; all the religions have this. Love. We all lean towards love.”

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“Sometimes life doesn’t give you what you want, not because you don’t deserve it, but because you deserve so much more.” 

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