(a) In the poem ‘On ****’ by Kahlil Gibran, ‘parents’ could stand as a metaphor for the older generation. The poem could be taken as a dialogue between Almustafa, the prophet, and the older generation. As advised by the prophet, the older generation must understand that the **** of this generation are born as life’ longing for itself. They have their own souls. Therefore, the older generation must only strive to protect their bodies until they become adults so that they grow up as mature individuals and fulfil ’ mission for which they have come to this earth. The older generation should not indoctrinate the younger generation to lead a life as their parents like because the souls of the younger generation dwell in the house of tomorrow to which the older generation cannot enter. However, their duty is to make the younger generation realize that they have been sent to the earth by to fulfil his mission.
(b) Similarly, ‘parents’ could also be taken as a metaphor for ‘leaders’. As leaders, they can only protect their **** physically, until they come of age. They should not compel them to accept their ideologies and live to fulfil their mission. On the contrary, the leaders must understand that their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow and hence the ideas of the older generation leaders will only take them backwards. But the leaders also are ’ ** and have been utilized by as his instrument to send the **** to the earth. Therefore, they must see to it that they protect the younger generation until they grow and become mature individuals. They must also be made aware of *’ purpose in sending them to the earth.
(c) The word ‘parents’ could also be taken as a metaphor for religious heads. The poem can be taken as a dialogue between the prophet and the religious heads. The religious heads are also **** of . They must realize that wants them to protect their **** when they are young and lead them in such a way that the **** should have full freedom to obey the yearnings of their soul. The religious teachers should not force their **** to obey and accept their ideas of and his creation. They must only make them realize that as **** they have been sent by to this earth to fulfil ’ mission. Like his obedient ****, they must be made aware that they have to fulfill **’ mission on this earth.
(d) Similarly, the word ‘parents’ could be taken as a metaphor for teachers and the poem could be taken as a dialogue between Almustafa, the prophet, and the teachers. The teachers must understand that they are expected to serve only as guardians and protect their **** until they grow up and mature into fully grown adults. As teachers, they should only make them aware that they have come down to fulfill ’ mission. Teachers should not think that they should punish and make them do what he or she likes. On the other hand, their only job is to see that they are taken care of physically and are given complete freedom for their souls to grow and mature and understand ’ mission in sending,them to this earth.
