<转帖>孩子是因你而来,不是为你而来

秀色可餐

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+ p; s4 u; `5 w3 ]  U  R今天偶然看到这首纪伯伦的诗，觉得很好，贴出来和大家一起分享
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# o' `+ W* a( SOn Children
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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,
$ d& k  K' i2 O7 ?And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
2 Q3 u. s5 A0 d, iYou may give them your love but not your thoughts,
$ i) W* ?3 e0 rFor they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
$ D: D" q, o4 [( O/ NFor their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
# s1 r! ]0 O9 J, Ewhich you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
& u5 x8 b- t* vbut seek not to make them like you.
2 w- O  t/ L, R, O5 ~) [* a6 vFor life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
+ v' z5 D' k7 q# p$ g3 J# \You are the bows from which your children
% @& m6 b9 ~+ u5 l# xas living arrows are sent forth.
% O+ `4 @8 a# e* b6 n6 n: g; ?The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
$ J  I' ?: o; {7 land 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;
9 V  g! D% G8 NFor even as He loves the arrow that flies,
$ R! {: g! g+ Y- aso He loves also the bow that is stable.

秀色可餐

下面是中文翻译，可能不是很贴切。当你真正体会到其中的涵义时，便会发现其中“爱”、“放手”、“分清责任”、“信任”、“尊重”、“正向信念”这些家庭教育的真谛都包含其中。
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+ @% C7 W* l( O' T- S% s你的子女，其实不是你的子女。
他们是生命对于自身渴望而诞生的孩子。
3 Z, v% l' l' B. |. D& g  G6 K2 U0 p5 g他们借助你来到这世界，却非因你而来。
他们在你身旁，却并不属于你。
: r: q3 O& z1 u% p5 r! C; h你可以给予他们的是你的爱，却不是你的思想，
6 O& l# m) X2 V$ l7 x, @% J因为他们有自己的思想。
你可以庇护的是他们的身体，却不是他们的灵魂，
因为他们的灵魂属于明天，属于你做梦都无法到达的明天，
你可以拚尽全力，变得像他们一样，
1 X, T4 B2 r/ N; o) f! z+ F却不要让他们变得和你一样，
) x; X+ J6 z$ D- ^* F5 L因为生命不会后退，也不在过去停留。
你是弓，儿女是从你那里射出的箭。
弓箭手望着未来之路上的箭靶，
- X+ N8 V% R1 ]1 S' ?/ S它用尽力气将你拉开，使他的箭射得又快又远。
怀着快乐的心情，在弓箭手的手中弯曲吧，
因为他爱一路飞翔的箭，也爱无比稳定的弓。

马桶上的思想家

太美了，而且句句精辟深刻！

钱小妹

体会体会，非常有理

Rainbowjj

真是好文，谢谢分享！！！