"The Judge"
by Rabindranath Tagore
Say of him what you please, but I know my child's failings.
I do not love him because he is good, but because he is my
little child.
his merits against his faults?
When I must punish him he becomes all the more a part of my
being.
When I cause his tears to come my heart weeps with him.
I alone have a right to blame and punish, for he only may
chastise who loves.
