Royal Wedding? On Marriage by Gibran
April 29, 2011
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Then Almitra 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 white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, 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 one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a 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.
Gibran Khalil Gibran, The Prophet - On Marriage.
Photo credits: Eliane Haykal.
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PublishExalparo
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Elianehaykal
Thank you all :) Thanks Joe!
Joezachs
..... and one of this picture was in the member's choice for a long time.
Anhong
Very beautiful!
Littledesire
Beautiful!
Elianehaykal
True, the difficulty is in practice! Well Gibran never got married...
Digitalg
Wise words. But not easy to understand by many. And even for those who understand, the words are not easy to follow when one is deeply in love.
Be happy :)
Rosedarc
Very beautiful
Elianehaykal
Thank you :)
Maen, don't embarrass Georges :P
Dengqingke
nice pics ,
lzf
nice pics
Dianabahrin
Truly beautiful! :)
Mani33
Lovely indeed! Thanks for sharing! :)
George you can always click the like button here! :P
Mariaam
Thanks for sharing!
Georgeskyrillos
If we were on Facebook, I would have "liked"!