Thursday, August 02, 2007 @ 11:27 AM
The Prophet
I am reading The Prophet by Khalil Gibran. It touched my heart and my soul more then any other books I have ever read, even more then Paulo Coelho.Of Love
"But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,
Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor,
Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter,
and weep, but not all of your tears."
Of Children
"Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backwards nor tarries with yesterday."
These are just some of the prose that really touches & inspires me..
Khalil Gibran (1883-1931), thank you.
Amazon.com - The Prophet
~ emi ~
