Kahlil Gibran-The Prophet

by **Jon28** Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:24 am

And a woman who held a babe against
her bosom said, Speak to us of Children.
And he said:
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 to-
morrow, 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 chil-
dren 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.

by **fhenix** Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:16 am

Oh that is soo perfect, thank you for putting that up to be read and hopefully it gets out there for all to apply in their lives. Thank you jon.....God Bless............

fhenix

by **horizon** Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:44 pm

If all mothers could truly understand this teaching and understand it for what it truly means, then the process of "letting go" would be bring the same joy as the sound of laughter. Now that my babes have grown and moved foward on to their own journey, it was a similar thought to the above written which gave me the strength to accept that I was the person who helped set them in motion. Now, I have the priviledge of sharing their journey, not because it fills a void in me, but because they placed me on their path. For this I am truly blessed.
Horizon

by **Jon28** Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:28 pm

Very well spoken, Horizon. I share your blessings with my children.....namaste.........Jon

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