My World

Sunday, August 27, 2006


This piece of poem from Khalil Gibran had a great impact on me. I would like to share it in “My World” with whoever comes to visit me!
I truly believe that: " There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One is roots; the other, wings."

On Children

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 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.

2 Comments:

  • Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.

    Before I got married, I had six theories about bringing up children. Now, I have six children and no theories.

    Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.

    By Blogger My World, at 1:24 PM  

  • Interesting notes! Nice to meet you Mrs.Fazeli!

    Neda

    By Blogger n, at 10:10 PM  

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