어린이 시(kahlil gibran의 the prophet중에서 )

BY btyang ON 5. 6, 2013

CHILDREN

Yourchildrenarenotyourchildren.

TheyarethesonsanddaughtersofLife’slongingforitself.

Theycomethroughyoubutnotfromyou,

Andthoughtheyarewithyouyettheybelongnottoyou.

Youmaygivethemyourlovebutnotyourthoughts,

Fortheyhavetheirownthoughts.

Youmayhousetheirbodiesbutnottheirsouls,

Fortheirsoulsdwellinthehouseoftomorrow,

whichyoucannotvisit,noteveninyourdreams.

Youmaystrivetobelikethem,

butseeknottomakethemlikeyou.

Forlifegoesnotbackwardnortarrieswithyesterday.

Youarethebowsfromwhichyourchildren

aslivingarrowsaresentforth.

Thearcherseesthemarkuponthepathoftheinfinite,

andHebendsyouwithHismight

thatHisarrowsmaygoswiftandfar.

Letyourbendinginthearcher’shandbeforgladness;

ForevenasHelovesthearrowthatflies,

soHelovesalsothebowthatisstable.