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Then Almitra spoke, saying, "We would ask now of Death."
And he said:
You would know the secret of death.
But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life?
The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light.
If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life.
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.
In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of the beyond;
And like seeds dreaming beneath the snow your heart dreams of spring.
Trust the dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.
Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shepherd when he stands before the king whose hand is to be laid upon him in honour.
Is the shepherd not joyful beneath his trembling, that he shall wear the mark of the king?
Yet is he not more mindful of his trembling?
For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?
And what is to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?
Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.
And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.
And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.
Khalil Gibran
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947 posted on
02/05/2009 10:04:42 AM PST by
Lady Jag
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To: Lady Jag
Thank you for sharing that beautiful graphic, and the wise and insightful words of Khalil Gibran
((((((Hugs, LJ!)))))
951 posted on
02/05/2009 10:29:59 AM PST by
yorkie
(Grandmas are antique little girls)
To: Lady Jag
To: Lady Jag
Hello LadyJ.
Thank you for the lovely sunset and the accompanying poem.
Thank you for sharing some of your favorites with us.
Have a pleasant evening.
985 posted on
02/05/2009 3:43:18 PM PST by
JustAmy
(I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
To: Lady Jag
So beautiful(((Lady Jag)))
996 posted on
02/05/2009 4:33:26 PM PST by
MEG33
(God Bless Our Military)
To: Lady Jag
Beautiful thoughts, Lady Jag, from Kahlil Gibran.
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