Khalil Gibran on Children (The Prophet)

Kahlil (Khalil) Gibran On Children
Narrated and Presented by Dorna Djenab
http://www.pranasanayoga.com

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,
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.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The 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.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.

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[bethsobredo]

very touching words to parents like me. my daughter had this as oration piece during their school's English literary contest where she won 1st place. you may check this on my youtube.

[VideoGameCoupons]

have a nice day..

[DREAMADMAN]

someone slipped up and pressed the dislike button

[HinaLupo]

ad infinitum...



[Thereisonlythemoment]

Gibran's Prophet is a beautiful and profound piece of work. "They come through you not from you" so true that, they belong to themselves, and we must strive not to impose our will and thoughts upon them, something that can be very challenging at times. Lovely Post.

[crsmoulton]

Blessed be... <3

[MIKITO19691]

Oh! how hard it's to be pure of the humans collective thoughts. But I am aware of myself, I believe that I am in the path of peace. Thanks for the divine illustration.

[SgtReza]

Loving this Dorna, I can listen to this times and time again and every time, I learn something NEW! Thanks for producing it in such a beatiful way!!! xxxx

[jspappas1]

totally loving and yet also detached ...beautiful...

[Pattifish]

Beautifully illustrated video. Well done!!