On Marriage (2/26) : Kahlil Gibran's 'The Prophet'

2023 marks 100 years since Kahlil Gibran first published 'The Prophet'!

Generations of seekers have found solace in this timeless Wisdom - shared in 26 poems spanning all Human experience from Love, Marriage, Children, Work, Laws, Pain, Pleasure and ending with Death.

Gibran encapsulated the best of Eastern & Western thought. I'm deeply indebted to 'The Prophet' for shining Light in my own life.

Having read it constantly over 2 decades, this recording of the book is my offering of Gratitude!

Transcript

On marriage Then,

Al-Mithra 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.

A.

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 the 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.

Amen.

Amen.