Marriage
The Prophet on Marriage by Khalil Gibran
Then Almitra spoke again and said...
"And what of Marriage, master?"
And he answered saying:
You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Love one another, but make not a bond of love.
Let it rather be a moving sea between
the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together, yet not too near together. For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.
[As I read this excerpt, I can't help but think that this doesn't only apply to other people, but to our own egos... Enjoy this illusion of life and all the pleasures - and "pains" - associated... yet remain emotionally detatched enough to keep your true self - which is the One - as your true reality.]
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Comment by Chocolate Girl aka Vanessa on September 6, 2008 at 10:40am - well its a timeless piece so any time is good to comment :)
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Comment by Michelle on July 21, 2008 at 8:11pm - I love this vanessa thanks for sharing it, even thought i'm a bit late commenting!
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Comment by Chocolate Girl aka Vanessa on May 12, 2008 at 1:02am
- much! or breadfruit...
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Comment by Charles on May 6, 2008 at 10:59am -
I like the way he phrased this, except for the bread part. You should have replaced that word with something raw.
"Give one another of your Gnosis Chocolate but eat not from the same bar."
Doesn't that sound better?
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Comment by Philip on May 5, 2008 at 4:39am - Thank you for sharing this with me.
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