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他不是你的孩子

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On Parenting
—by Kahlil Gibran

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing¹ 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 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,
Make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with
Yesterday.

Notedwell: v. 居住，踌躇 tarry: v. 等候，逗留

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth².
The archer³ sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might that
His arrows might 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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1 longing
n.（for）渴望
参考例句：
Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。 His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

2 forth
adv.向前；向外，往外
参考例句：
The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。 He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

3 archer
n.射手，弓箭手
参考例句：
The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.弓箭手拉紧弓弦将箭瞄准靶子。 The archer's shot was a perfect bull's-eye.射手的那一箭正中靶心。

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