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Kahlil Gibran: On Joy and Sorrow

Sat Jan 19, 2013, 2:49 AM
For my dear friends…how very, very blessed I am to have to in my life!

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Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.
And how else can it be?
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?
And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.
When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

Some of you say, "Joy is greater than sorrow," and others say, "Nay, sorrow is the greater."
But I say unto you, they are inseparable.
Together they come, and when one sits, alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.

Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy.
Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced.
When the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh his gold and his silver, needs must your joy or your sorrow rise or fall.

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*adarkworldfantasy Jan 28, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
So very beautiful dear :love:
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:iconvinvalenwind:
:hug: Thank you, dear Jae... his writing is just incredible... :heart:
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*adarkworldfantasy Jan 28, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Indeed it is :love:
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~chess411 Jan 23, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
Lovely darling, I've always enjoyed Kahlil Gibran, I wonder now where my book has gone off to, the illustrations were beautiful. :huggle:
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:iconvinvalenwind:
Isn't he incredible? I found my own copy recently, buried amidst the 'archives'. :rofl: I couldn't agree more. :huggle:
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~chess411 Feb 6, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
It's always good to come across an old treasure never quite forgotten but lost isn't it. :heart:
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:iconvinvalenwind:
It certainly is...*sighs happily*
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*ShadowHaloedAngel Jan 20, 2013  Student General Artist
that was beautiful. Thank you.
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:iconvinvalenwind:
I am so glad you enjoyed it, Kitten...he's an incredible writer. :huggle:
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~Meggie272 Jan 19, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
That's beautiful, and so very very true.
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