2nd best book
Date: Mar 26th, 2005 12:46:21 pm - Subscribe
Mood: enlightened
I think i've discovered what the greatest 2nd book in the world (to me) is...
if the greatest book written is the Bible n authored by God,
the 2nd greatest book has to be Kahlil Gibran's 'The Prophet'
Amazingly astounding is all i can say... i chanced upon one of his quotes by chance n before i knew it, i went down to Kinokuniya to get a book! woww... this guy has depth beyond depths! I dun mean he's god but God really gave him so much wisdom n philosophical insight! the poetic words are not only linguistic masterpieces but great yet simple truths to life's basic concerns... oh man...
I love his wisdom on talking, friendship, clothes, beauty and joy & sorrow... words fail to adequately express my awe at this man, or shd i say, God's ability to so bless a man with such talent and depth of thought...
Here's a fav:
On Talking-
You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts
And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you live in your lips, and sound is a diversion and a pastime.
And in much of your talking, thinking is half-murdered.
For thought is a bird of space, that in a cage of words may indeed unflod its wings but cannot fly...
On Clothes:
Your clothes conceal much of your beauty, yet they hide not the unbeautiful.
And though you seek in garments the freedom of privacy you may find in them a harness and a chain...
A truth my eyes were opened to-
On joy and sorrow:
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?
ahhh... it has fed my spiritual appetite to a certain degree...
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chellie - March 26th, 2005 |
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