<转帖>孩子是因你而来,不是为你而来

秀色可餐

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& Q+ l0 j' |: k5 P+ U% h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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On Children
Kahlil Gibran
* r# N# `4 V  v5 ~0 |Your children are not your children.
- @5 G2 f( U6 _$ nThey are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
9 x/ [/ N# l& m  p0 K# ^And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
6 }. {1 F3 {# m" pYou may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
9 x2 R8 P1 C! Y2 G/ |6 XYou may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
$ z8 c! X5 P: B# R2 H( Kwhich you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
5 _5 a& K  S: k- E/ W& H; s% n+ nYou may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
8 V, Q0 G# ?8 q* [* |4 K8 z! ]For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
+ Q$ R" p+ E( f4 DYou are the bows from which your children
, Z: d5 E7 ?2 A$ t: {as living arrows are sent forth.
$ X9 \" c8 f6 I( [/ g9 |The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
/ }: B  v( K' z' y# f+ l) @2 z6 Eand He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
( u* k' T" U. [! J5 D# j3 }Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
+ r$ c# A- R8 }' Qso 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。

9 t. h/ i5 ]; D; m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。
# d& ]; Q/ T2 i3 `4 d8 y8 a他们借助你来到这世界，却非因你而来。
- u7 G3 s7 }* _9 {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，
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，
& T: `6 O) A8 V$ D/ r. |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，
: ^  G$ Q2 a0 k1 F( |; p/ E却不要让他们变得和你一样，
/ {0 ?; b  Q( b0 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，
6 K  S: A, W1 j! Q' Y; Q它用尽力气将你拉开，使他的箭射得又快又远。
, H( D7 _9 o3 a5 @* o% ?/ p怀着快乐的心情，在弓箭手的手中弯曲吧，
, }% V/ w: {1 a* h$ q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！！！