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| On Self Expression... Is it not true, that every time we draw beauty we approach a step nearer to beauty? And every time we write the truth we become one with it? Or do you propose to muzzle poets and artists? Is not self-expression a deeply seated need in the human soul? On Solitude... The sorrowful spirit finds relaxation in solitude. It abhors people, as a wounded deer deserts the herd and lives in a cave until it is healed or dead... ... Solitude has soft, silky hands, but with strong fingers it grasps the heart and makes it ache with sorrow. Solitude is the ally of sorrow as well as a companion of spiritual exaltation... On Sorrow... He who has not looked at sorrow will never see joy... ...The sorrowful spirit finds rest when united with a similar one. They join affectionately, as a stranger is cheered when he sees another stranger in a strange land. Hearts that are united through the medium of sorrow will not be seperated by the glory of happiness... On Tears... The tears you shed are purer than the laughter of him that seeks to forget and sweeter than the mockery of the scoffer. these tears cleanse the heart of the blight of the hatred, and teach man to share the pain of the brokenhearted... On Things... Substantial things deaden a man without suffering; love awakens him with enlivening pains... More to come...... if you find these interesting and feel the words within your heart as they roll across your toungue.... read "The Treasured Writings of Kahlil Gibran" |
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