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How to translate this Chinese proverb into English?

树欲静而风不止,子欲养而亲不待也。(汉·韩婴《韩诗外传》)

googled to find the following:

树欲静而风不止
The tree wants to remain quiet, but the wind won't stop.

西汉・韩婴《韩诗外传》第九卷:“树欲静而风不止,子欲养而亲不待也。”
A tree desires to stand still, but wind does not stop. A son desires to serve his parents, but they do not wait.

my take: the tree desires to remain quiet but the wind is restless.
参考资料:树欲静而风不止- Wiktionary