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Date: January 19, 2018 at 15:08:06
From: shadow, [DNS_Address]
Subject: *On Good and Evil* from the Prophet by Kahlil Gibran |
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(I know I've posted excerpts from this book of wisdom
before, over the years; FWIW this one feels to beg
repeating...somewhat loudly and graphically, IMHO...)
"And one of the elders of the city said, 'Speak to us
of Good and Evil.'
And he answered: Of the good in you I can speak, but
not of the evil. For what is evil but good tortured
by its own hunger and thirst? Verily when good is
hungry it seeks food even in dark caves, and when it
thirsts it drinks even of dead waters.
You are good when you are one with yourself. Yet when
you are not one with yourself you are not evil. For a
divided house is not a den of thieves; it is only a
divided house. And a ship without rudder may wander
aimlessly among perilous isles yet sink not to the
bottom. You are good when you strive to give of
yourself. Yet you are not evil when you seek gain for
yourself.
For when you strive for gain you are but a root that
clings to the earth and sucks at her breast. Surely
the fruit cannot say to the root, 'Be like me, ripe
and full and ever giving of your abundance.' For to
the fruit giving is a need, as receiving is a need to
the root.
You are good when you are fully awake in your speech.
Yet you are not evil when you sleep while your tongue
staggers without purpose. And even stumbling speech
may strengthen a weak tongue.
You are good when you walk to your goal firmly and
with bold steps. Yet you are not evil when you go
thither limping. Even those who limp go not backward.
But you who are strong and swift, see that you do not
limp before the lame, deeming it kindness.
You are good in countless ways, and you are not evil
when you are not good, You are only loitering and
sluggard. Pity that the stags cannot teach swiftness
to the turtles.
In your longing for your giant self lies your
goodness: and that longing is in all of you. But in
some of you that longing is a torrent rushing with
might to the sea, carrying the secrets of the
hillsides and the songs of the forest. And in others
it is a flat stream that loses itself in angles and
bends and lingers before it reaches the shore. But
let not him who longs much say to him who longs
little, 'Wherefore are you slow and halting?' For the
truly good ask not the naked, 'Where is your
garment?' nor the houseless, 'What has befallen your
house?'"
Copyright @ Kahlil Gibran.
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Date: January 22, 2018 at 20:50:29
From: Terra11, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: *On Good and Evil* from the Prophet by Kahlil Gibran |
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WOW Profound I Love his Wisdom
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Date: January 19, 2018 at 20:38:32
From: ET, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: *On Good and Evil* feed good and cultivate good(NT) |
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Date: January 19, 2018 at 20:29:08
From: Karin, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: *On Good and Evil* from the Prophet by Kahlil Gibran |
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Date: January 20, 2018 at 01:12:17
From: shadow, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Here's one w/all the chapters... |
URL: http://www.inner-growth.info/khalil_gibran_prophet/html/books/the_prophet_full_text.htm |
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Date: January 20, 2018 at 16:42:56
From: Karin, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Here's one w/all the chapters... |
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