“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” - Khalil Gibran The Prophet
2025-05-03 05:08:14
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the dude :
They need our guidance to be good people. This sounds like abandonment to one’s responsibilities. That’s how you get what we see a lot of today.
2025-05-29 15:49:31
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pinkyrao :
but it's our karma & duty to guide them. teach right from wrong. I don't agree
2025-05-02 06:40:56
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John Stephens411 :
Wisdom is key. I didn’t understand this, until my children now have children. I cannot control anyone; I can only give support, help, most important love. That is my journey.
2025-05-03 16:55:19
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anthony cali :
@anthony cali: So do you mean that if she doesn’t want to go to school I should say OK do you not want to go to school today?
2025-06-19 02:44:55
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kellyduncan503 :
I am ʻgrateful that my mother took the effort to "guide" me. She was gentle but passed on what I believe to be necessary skills to successfully live with other humans.
2025-05-01 18:21:52
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Ravenous Sagacity :
Yes, and no, parents are not bosses. We are guides and here to help support their growth; it's not so simple as to let your child do whatever. Cherish them, allow them to be themselves, and help them learn through your experience and teach them through theirs.
2025-06-05 17:07:14
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Vilps :
I see and hear this wayyy too late but im making myself better, i promise. Maybe thats why grandparents are better to kids than parents themselves?
2025-06-04 16:33:12
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HaraHaraMahaDeva :
this is a great insight
2025-05-01 16:23:23
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WABISABI :
I concur with you Guru 100%.
2025-05-02 15:31:49
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LivingLoveCenter528🤍 :
I love this perspective and one I’ll start using
2025-06-07 17:24:47
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Sooneetee Holasee LungtooMoon :
Agreed guru ji🙏
2025-05-02 09:49:35
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user6563919061635 :
I agree with him. I'm a millionaire from Australia. I guide my kids but I allow them to make informed decisions. we're all separate beings. sometimes they have more wisdom than me. my parents indirectly forced many things on me one of which was an arranged marriage which has been a total disaster but it didn't crush me.
2025-06-15 07:43:45
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Good Parenting :
This is a very important advice, children are properties of God that came through you. Remember God will ask you about them
2025-05-14 04:16:55
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Khori :
truth
2025-05-11 00:28:58
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zenerj :
me as a normal person can say what he is saying but he is a guru who is influencing millions of people. I normally get what he's conveying, but this is soo wrong.
2025-05-09 02:37:15
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Anna Scully :
A child is a gift, that we can cherish because their presence brings so much love and joy..🙏
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
2025-06-22 01:48:27
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user6918201978600 :
should teach them positives thing and tell them what is wrong what is right othewise they will become evil...
2025-06-28 14:18:22
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Dumpster Puppy :
The amount of people that hear his words without understanding them is alarming
2025-06-27 20:56:02
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GhettoMonk108 :
I was having this same discussion today. 💯🔥
2025-06-23 22:47:56
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sk8ter10.4 :
When I was pregnant with my 19 year old daughter I always said to myself that “ she is not mine to keep “ it’s just a quote I kept telling myself throughout my pregnancy and now she’s 19 and I am great full to be reminded of this… I did nurture, guide and protect her as an infant, child and teen and now I am having trouble letting go… why? Why?
2025-06-24 22:03:40
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