<转帖>孩子是因你而来,不是为你而来

秀色可餐

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2 M  O; ^* U# s0 P! l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

* ?8 R+ M( X6 q. D+ r6 UOn Children
Kahlil Gibran
. q4 x% }' K; z+ d" E  `, sYour children are not your children.
$ f* o# V9 i7 D, uThey are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
7 R5 b5 O3 b, W2 d% F  E8 AThey come through you but not from you,
) [! b4 F! |$ a% l' n* c  [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.
9 t; {6 R( M( U; `: t: EYou may house their bodies but not their souls,
( }; ]6 C% q# TFor their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
: [( e$ ]1 n( r/ v) RYou may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
8 L# v5 i$ d3 a, N3 @  RFor life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
% P7 z0 T6 h: w/ D* h: pYou are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
) x8 `3 K& @" U$ o& u0 x; J- [6 WThe archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
" i, |( y9 q; n8 ^' nand He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
8 d! {* D% `# e! m/ I8 \Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
: j+ Q0 |7 A" \* t/ D: dFor even as He loves the arrow that flies,
2 u' ?7 d$ z% H+ }so 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。

# }) v. ^& w% h) O9 |7 }, F& m2 c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。
' {% |" x+ i( H8 I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。
9 J+ T* Y$ K* c0 P9 K4 Z2 m你可以给予他们的是你的爱，却不是你的思想，
# M7 @' P2 P1 M. O! S6 N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，
. w, f7 P+ e5 A! m, e- V你可以拚尽全力，变得像他们一样，
却不要让他们变得和你一样，
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，
它用尽力气将你拉开，使他的箭射得又快又远。
- ^9 t) P7 N. q  X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！！！