What you do want or hope your child to work as next time?

[ImMeeMee]

Sun_2010:

On Children


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.
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.

Well said about the bow and arrow
For the bow being strong and stable
Wishes to support the arrow to fly far with might

But the archer bends the bow way too much
Causing it to lose its focus and its sight
As much as the bow wants the arrow to fly
The bow feels lost and needs the archer back

The arrow is waiting for the bow
To bring it strength to set upon the mark
The bow struggles with the archer
To find that unknown mark

One day the bow will find the mark
But until then it continues to fight with the archer
And meanwhile tries with all its might
To give the arrow the strength to stay on track.

[tree nymph]

ImMeeMee:

Well said about the bow and arrow
For the bow being strong and stable
Wishes to support the arrow to fly far with might

But the archer bends the bow way too much
Causing it to lose its focus and its sight
As much as the bow wants the arrow to fly
The bow feels lost and needs the archer back

The arrow is waiting for the bow
To bring it strength to set upon the mark
The bow struggles with the archer
To find that unknown mark

One day the bow will find the mark
But until then it continues to fight with the archer
And meanwhile tries with all its might
To give the arrow the strength to stay on track.

this is so beautiful too! and aptly describe our role as a parent.

The ksparents here got a lot of ink!

[autumnbronze]

tree nymph:

ImMeeMee:

Well said about the bow and arrow
For the bow being strong and stable
Wishes to support the arrow to fly far with might

But the archer bends the bow way too much
Causing it to lose its focus and its sight
As much as the bow wants the arrow to fly
The bow feels lost and needs the archer back

The arrow is waiting for the bow
To bring it strength to set upon the mark
The bow struggles with the archer
To find that unknown mark

One day the bow will find the mark
But until then it continues to fight with the archer
And meanwhile tries with all its might
To give the arrow the strength to stay on track.

this is so beautiful too! and aptly describe our role as a parent.

The ksparents here got a lot of ink!

:goodpost: :goodpost:
:celebrate:

[Way2GO]

That’s a wonderful poem by Kahlil Gibran.

It’s clear in this poem that the archer and 'HE" refers to a supreme being,
whatever name you may know HIM by.

In ImMeeMee’s contribution,
who/what does the archer refers to?
Does it refer to personal struggle within oneself?
Please enlighten.

[MMM]

foreverj:

but to b realistic, i hope she can become a doctor - pediatrician to be exact. cos i hope she wil have her own children next time n stil be able to hold a job wif flexible hours (since doctor can decide on her own consultation hours) n can be her own childrens' paed - save money on medical bills

But if a patient is admitted at wierd hours, the paediatrician still need to come to the hospital to check on the child. So I am not so sure about the flexible hours. Just like gynae. If someone wants to give birth in the middle of the night, they need to rush to the hospital.

[cnimed]

Sun_2010:

Actually , everyone should do what they love. Really love. Then its not work - its happiness. If my children can find that profession that they are passionate about , then they are very lucky. Bcos you can do it day in and out , and grow with it .

The ultimate job is that we would do even if we are not paid for it. We need to keep searching till we find it....

idealistic ?? ya thats me :roll:

Aye aye to that. I don't think it should be considered idealistic but essential. Which is why DH and I believe that the childhood years are essentially for self-discovery and creativity. This is the time to develop hobbies, dabble in different stuff, have your favourite collections, daydream etc. From this, the child will have an idea of his area of interests, as well as area of strengths (not always the same). This self-knowledge is important as it can both guide the path to fulfillment and excellence, and also prevent burnout.

[RRMummy]

autumnbronze:

I cannot answer the question cuz truth be told, I only want/hope my DS to be happy ALWAYS

Same here :celebrate:

But DD1 said she wants to be zoo keeper coz she likes animals... so 1 zoo keeper coming up! :lol:

[RRMummy]

HyperKiasu:

I remember the following conversation with my son about 3 yrs ago:


Me: better be an architect when you are grown-up
DS: what do you do now?
Me: why bother about me?
DS: If architect is so good, then why you don't become an architect by yourself?

:rotflmao:

[RRMummy]

markfch:

I want my son to be a comedian when he grows up. Not just a anyhow comedian, but a famous one aka jerry seinfeld? Then he can make me laugh daily and I can die a happy man

And if he has the gift of Gab as yours, he'll do great! :celebrate:

[MMM]

Have a nephew who is sitting for PSLE this year.


He loves the lift and was playing with a relative's lift (cluster house). He said he don't mind being a lift attendant :stupid:

The same boy is not into studies. Was having a conversation with him that he better work hard as PSLE year if not what can he be when he grows up???? Bus/ taxi driver. After thinking for a good 1 second, he told us that taxi driver sounds good. :!: :stupid:

Was thinking to myself that since he loves to play computer games so much hopefully at least he end up as some games designer.