<转帖>孩子是因你而来,不是为你而来

秀色可餐

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0 q+ {4 ^2 a5 I! q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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4 l4 k# G2 ?5 O* y& b3 c4 FOn Children
Kahlil Gibran
! M6 |" p: F; U' H! s' hYour children are not your children.
9 Q% d9 R3 b9 P3 P% Z4 EThey are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
% w8 c0 r, g' r& w! m/ ]4 yThey come through you but not from you,
- Y& @( b5 L/ x: Z% ^1 `And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
9 m- f& I5 g/ ?. _+ z* `For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
" M2 A5 e3 ?, @which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
$ _# i1 r7 E. ]4 p( d/ xFor life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
1 U  b' N  Z* {: aYou are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
! k+ g; R! W$ D( z  l7 x8 Qand 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,
/ i" R' _5 B! U" tso 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。

  j* ~- Z# C( S9 u; U' P9 z7 |. S- p你的子女，其实不是你的子女。
/ x) v- a% Y) {0 G他们是生命对于自身渴望而诞生的孩子。
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。
你可以给予他们的是你的爱，却不是你的思想，
2 [1 F6 M0 q+ t$ |因为他们有自己的思想。
; w' B, e' F) h9 P- `你可以庇护的是他们的身体，却不是他们的灵魂，
; n+ n* G$ {, U3 ^因为他们的灵魂属于明天，属于你做梦都无法到达的明天，
) j' n; w3 n' n8 d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，
5 X! a* g! z3 m% g3 m1 G因为生命不会后退，也不在过去停留。
7 ~: Z* y8 i2 M$ I3 f- ^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。
1 I7 N8 B8 i5 t: s8 b  |+ E5 T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！！！