<转帖>孩子是因你而来,不是为你而来

秀色可餐

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# Y. u( x+ R5 n0 {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
# k6 _" U  U' X; q9 h* j Kahlil Gibran
2 f% u* r- ], E# GYour children are not your children.
3 B9 c4 D% r9 I6 V, {- ^They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
* Y) s+ w  ?) O/ n8 Z$ l% h- WThey 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,
; Q% Y5 {2 h2 PFor they have their own thoughts.
( i& S2 N7 `/ GYou may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
$ }: R9 H, k$ r1 g+ R0 s! X. O3 {which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
! S0 R/ y) ^! K8 N! x3 rYou may strive to be like them,
% ]) y5 L+ p0 l1 W7 Zbut seek not to make them like you.
6 m0 q" |% k8 H$ Z6 J0 vFor life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
% A* |5 v0 ]0 e. \1 vYou are the bows from which your children
! B- A* A) X, q1 }  cas living arrows are sent forth.
2 l% n4 ~8 x# HThe archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
5 B# `" G  y$ X; ~1 WLet your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
* ^1 {% y, G0 L7 S) Y, v$ v& `For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
" e9 @# r  A. E2 e  U6 ?. M+ 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。
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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。
) Z6 n, n! L' 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。
  o; v3 E. H8 E( w# G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，
& f* e) K3 G$ C/ ~因为他们的灵魂属于明天，属于你做梦都无法到达的明天，
  v: E  ~9 r# f9 H; s3 C你可以拚尽全力，变得像他们一样，
' O( G8 p, c6 b2 s; n. t% C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。
' r- k4 O9 p" d你是弓，儿女是从你那里射出的箭。
- |) z2 X- |8 H/ A5 R弓箭手望着未来之路上的箭靶，
' t9 }/ Y2 m$ u它用尽力气将你拉开，使他的箭射得又快又远。
- {# ~6 N' @7 N! E0 @2 K怀着快乐的心情，在弓箭手的手中弯曲吧，
& U+ c" _- x0 z$ p( ?6 p" I/ [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！！！