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

“To me, beauty is natural beauty. If you’re naturally yourself, you’re beautiful.”

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

Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.

Be strong as you fight your way to success, the difficulty you face is nothing compared to the joy of success.

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

“Don’t go through life, grow through life.”

“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.”

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”

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

“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.”

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

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

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More from Bright Star

“If it’s important you’ll find a way. If it’s not, you’ll find an excuse.”

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart”

“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.”

When a Girl Says ‘What?’ It’s not because she didn’t hear you, She’s just giving you chance to change what you said.

“Characterize people by their actions, and you will never be fooled by their words.”

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

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