![]() ![]() ![]() Like an archer, God bends the bows testing them for stability to aid the arrows as they try to reach their destination. ![]() In this metaphor, God is the archer, the parents represent the bow, and the children are the living arrows. In the last four lines of the poem, Gibran uses the metaphor of archer-bow-and-arrows to explain the role of parents in bringing up children. ‘For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable.’ Discuss the contrast between the underlined words. ‘The bows’ and ‘living arrows’ refer to _ and _ (a, c) children belong to the future/children have a different vision of life. children have a different vision of life. parents cannot shape their children’s future.Ĭ. ‘their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow’ meansī. What can be given to the children by their parents, according to the prophet?Īccording to the prophet, the parents can give only their love and affection to their children. (a) though parents give birth to their children they do not own them.Īccording to the prophet, what may be given to the children? parents should be indifferent to their children. children have independent personalities.Ĭ. though parents give birth to their children they do not own them.ī. ‘They come through you, but are not from you’ meansĪ. (b) the children should have their own space. parents should not be possessive of their children. the children should have their own space.Ĭ. they do not belong to their parents only.ī. ‘Your children are not your children’ meansĪ. And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, “Speak to us of Children.” And he said: Here ‘he’ refers to ![]()
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