Kahlil Gibran: On Pain

Almustafa, the chosen and beloved, had waited 12 years in the city of Orphalese for a ship to return and take him back to his isle of birth. Finally, it comes. In the bitter-sweet moments before his departure, the people of the city ask him to speak on issues of life. A woman steps forth and asks Almustafa to speak on "Pain."

Transcript

Pain,

From the Prophet by Khalil Gibran Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

Even as the stone of the fruit must break,

That its heart may stand in the sun,

So must your pain.

And could you keep your heart in the wonder at the daily miracles of your life?

Your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy.

And you would accept the seasons of your heart,

Even as you have always accepted the seasons that pass over your fields.

And you would watch with serenity through the winters of your grief.

Much of your pain is self-chosen.

It is the bitter portion by which the physician within you heals your sick self.

Therefore,

Trust the physician and drink his remedy in silence and tranquility.

For his hand,

Though heavy and hard,

Is guided by the tender hand of the unseen.

And the cup he brings,

Though it burn your lips,

Has been fashioned by the clay which the potter has moistened with his own sacred tears.

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