CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

MY CHILDHOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Whom did Kalam’s father say these wordsKhali Gibran’s words:Your children are not ____ ?
A
to Kalam
B
to Samsuddin
C
to his wife
D
to Mr. Iyer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He told me as if thinking aloud, “Abul ! I know you have to go away to grow. Does the seagull not fly across the sun, alone and without a nest?” He quoted Khalil Gibran to my hesitant mother, “Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.

Detailed explanation-2: -He then quoted Khalil Gibran to Kalam’s mother saying that her children were not their own children. They were the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.

Detailed explanation-3: -He quoted Khalil Gibran to Kalams mother saying that her children were not her own children. He said that the seagull flies across the sun alone and without a nest. He spoke those words, to quote khali gibrans words which were “Your children are not your children.

Detailed explanation-4: -He then quoted Khalil Gibran to Kalam’s mother, saying that their children were not their own. They were the “sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself†. They “come through” their parents, “but not from” them.

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