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一個懷裡抱著個孩子的婦人說：「請給我們講講孩子吧！」於是他說

< The Prophet>by Kahlil Gibran作者紀伯倫

Children Your children are not your children.你們的孩子並非你的，

They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.他們是生命對自身的渴望經驗而來的，

They come through you but not from you,他們經由你生，但不是你所創造的，

And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.雖然他們與你相伴，但卻不屬於你。

You may give them your love but not your thoughts.你可以給他們愛，但不是你的思想，

For they have their own thoughts.因為，他們有自己的。

You may house their bodies but not their souls,你可以庇護他們的肉身，但不是他們的靈魂。

For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.因為，他們的靈魂住在明日的屋，就連夢裏你也無法造訪。

You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.你可以盡力去模仿他們，但是別想他們像你。

For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.因為，生命的步伐永遠不是往後倒退或者停留在昨日。

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.你是弓，孩子是藉由你的弦發出的生命之箭。

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. 那射手看見旅途無數的目標，他以神力將你引滿，好讓箭矢能迅速而遙遠地飛出去。

Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness.喜悅地當那射手彎曲的弓吧，因為，

For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable. 神不僅愛那飛出去的箭，也愛那可射出箭的弓。