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.
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.
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.
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.
*By Kahlil Gibran
I was delighted to come across the Living Arrows project by I Heart Snapping, a project to show the beauty, magic and wonder of childhood through a parents eyes by taking a photo of whatever you wish as long as it represents your children and their wonderful age of childhood. The best thing about this project is that there are no rules or restrictions, anything goes. You don't need to take a portrait shot every week, you can simply take a picture which represents a moment from your childs week, a messy playroom, toys, artwork by your child, it's up to you, it's all about what captures your imagination. Below is my picture for the first week of Living Arrows. I love the thoughtful look on Tyler Lee's face, I definitely have a thinker and daydreamer on my hands.
love his little face!
Adorable! I love his cute hat x
Thank you Lauren!
The light in this is beautiful.
He is such a gorgeous little guy and as you said...his wee look is in full aww of something. Wee cutie. x
Thank you Jenni, I loved the light too.
Thank you so much Debs, I know, he's such a daydreamer.
How utterly gorgeous. He looks in very deep thoughts here. So cute. I also love his owl hat x
Thank you Carolin! xo
I do so love a serious baby!
He's very serious sometimes!
Such a cutie! Another fan of the hat! Thank you for linking up, looking forward to seeing lots more lovely photos x
Adorable! and I seriously need this hat for my little lad x
Thank you Hayley! Xo
Thank you Carissa! The hat I got on EBay for just 1.50 euro! Bargain!
just delightful xx
Beautiful and I love the light, its given a really nice hazy effect. What a little cutie! x
Oh what a cutie pie. And the light coming from behind like that is just beautiful. x
Thank you Janey! xp
Thank you Katie! I loved the light in this too xo
Thank you Lucy. I was delighted with the lighting that day! xo
A really lovely photo! I wonder what he's thinking!
Thank you! I would love to know what he's thinking!