Friday, February 16, 2007

Listen to the Prophet on his views on togetherness

“Then Almira spoke again and said,
And what is marriage, Master?
And he answered saying:
…Let there be spaces in your togetherness
And let the winds of the heaven 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 your bread but eat not 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,
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 temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow
Not in each other’s shadow.”
--From “The Prophet” by Kahlil Gibran

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