Sunday, December 23, 2007

The belated birth announcement card

We finally got our act together and ordered birth announcements, which arrived this week.

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.


Eure Kinder sind nicht Eure Kinder.
Es sind Söhne und Töchter der Sehnsucht des Lebens nach sich selbst.
Sie kommen durch Euch, aber nicht von Euch,
und obwohl sie mit Euch sind, gehören sie Euch doch nicht.
Ihr könnt ihnen Eure Liebe geben, aber nicht Eure Gedanken,
denn sie haben ihre eigenen Gedanken.
Ihr könnt ihrem Körper ein Heim geben, aber nicht ihrer Seele,
denn ihre Seele wohnt in Haus von morgen
das Ihr nicht besuchen könnt, nicht mal in Euren Träumen.

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5 Comments:

At 19:07 , Blogger BrooklynGirl said...

Beautiful.

 
At 15:13 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

That is beautiful. And he is such a cute Boychen, I don't think he could be cuter if he tried. And I bet he's not even trying!

Wishing you and all your boys a very Merry and a Happy Christmas with a 2008 filled with blessings.

 
At 10:03 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Lovely. So so true!!

 
At 21:29 , Blogger elizabeth said...

Congratulations, again, on your beautiful boy(s)! And Merry Christmas.

 
At 23:52 , Blogger Trish said...

Oh, he's gorgeous! And that's a lovely piece of writing (thanks for the translation!)

 

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