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Ananda
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 Posted - Apr 06 2011 : 4:48:42 PM
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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.
Let your bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness.
Kahlil Gibran |
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Anthem
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Posted - Apr 06 2011 : 11:43:15 PM
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Love this quote |
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manigma
India
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Posted - Apr 07 2011 : 01:42:57 AM
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I am my own father.
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Delara
Lebanon
305 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2011 : 05:37:21 AM
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Gubran [img]icon_heart.gif[/img]...but have to admit some of its beauty is lost with translation
thanx Ananda |
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Ananda
3115 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2011 : 10:09:31 AM
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Thank you for your presence |
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maheswari
Lebanon
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Posted - Apr 08 2011 : 02:12:53 AM
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| actually this quote from Gibran is taken from his book the Prophet and the book was originally written in english then translated to arabic by Michael Naimeh |
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Ananda
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Posted - Apr 08 2011 : 03:05:39 AM
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Dear Maheswari,
I already knew that but I agree with what Delara said and like Gebran's writings in arabic. Either Michael did one hell of a translation work or maybe it's just our arabic conditioning...
salam |
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maheswari
Lebanon
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Posted - Apr 08 2011 : 03:11:13 AM
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| who said i dont have an ego? |
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maheswari
Lebanon
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Posted - Apr 08 2011 : 03:56:32 AM
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| Ananda .....concerning some of my replies i would say :"Me is generally selfish,foolish,childish a great big ass.So when you say "you are an ass"...well i have known it for years! the conditioned self what do u expect? i have known it for years.why do u identify with him? silly! that is not I it is me" (Tony De Mallo/Awarness) |
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Delara
Lebanon
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Posted - Apr 08 2011 : 04:07:16 AM
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thanx for pointing that out...I agree with ya Ananda...I prefer his arabic writings,it's closer to my heart.
Salam on/with you everybody  |
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Ananda
3115 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2011 : 04:17:24 AM
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btw It's Tony De Mello |
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Delara
Lebanon
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Posted - Apr 08 2011 : 04:25:23 AM
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| LOL! :p |
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maheswari
Lebanon
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Posted - Apr 08 2011 : 04:31:26 AM
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| oh |
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Delara
Lebanon
305 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2011 : 05:18:57 AM
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| for some reason I missed ur previous comment maheswari...that LOL goes for scratching my head tryin to figure out what's the wisdom(joke) behind Ananda's saying Gubran is Tony de Mello... |
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maheswari
Lebanon
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Posted - Apr 08 2011 : 05:38:52 AM
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LOL... dear Delara
....maybe what Ananda says is not always wise |
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Ananda
3115 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2011 : 06:48:28 AM
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| What more can you expect from an ass |
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maheswari
Lebanon
2520 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2011 : 06:52:29 AM
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| LOLLLLLLLLLLLZ |
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Delara
Lebanon
305 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2011 : 3:35:32 PM
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A white rose...heavenly n pure... yet full of thorns |
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Ananda
3115 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2011 : 11:11:58 AM
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Your children are not your children
