Then a woman said, Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow.
And he answered:
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.
And how else can it be?
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter’s oven?
And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.
When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.
Some of you say, “Joy is greater than sorrow,” and others say, “Nay, sorrow is the greater.”
But I say unto you, they are inseparable.
Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.
Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy.
Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced.
When the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh his gold and his silver, needs must your joy or your sorrow rise or fall.
Source : https://poets.org/poem/joy-and-sorrow
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Bombay Ficus 
Great one!
In case you hadn’t heard it, Sweet Honey in the Rock put On Children from The Prophet to music – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYAkcL36aCE
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I shall definitely check it out 🙂
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One of my favorites from Kahil Gibran. Thanks for reminding me.
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One of my favorites too!
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Beautiful piece of writing from Khalil Gibran. I do love this part.
In effect I can’t think of anything of his writing I haven’t found beautiful and
harmonious.
Miriam
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Same here.
Beautiful words indeed!
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Loved it to the core….. very true….
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Glad you like it 🙂
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I love this poem by Khalil Gibran, it is so beautiful and true. ❤👩🦰🧡🦊💛😁
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Yes it is, one of my favorite!
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❤👩🦰🧡
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Gibran knows the soul, sees it for what it wants. Without sorrow how can we know joy. This reminds me much of Rumi who’s words I love.
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Love me some Rumi
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One of my favs from Khalil Gibran
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One of my favorites too!
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So deep and beautiful…. Khalil Gibran surely touches heart’s and souls with his heartfelt soulful lines. Was so lovely to read once more. Thank for sharing 😊🌹
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I’m glad you like it, you’re welcome 🙂
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You know your pple.. Don’t u
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So eloquently spoken. Two sides of the same coin. Thank you for sharing this. 🙏
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Reblogged this on Love and Love Alone.
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I have it as an epub version if anyone would like me to send it to them. One of my all times favourites. When we thirst, we will drink, even of dark waters… or very close. Beautiful Post.
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Love Khalil Gibran and love the prophet
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Sounds an interesting writer Wil check him out… Pass my story on also guys. It’s alright http://loveworldchildwritesnsing.wordpress.com…pliz pass my message around
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Yes, I believe when we experience sorrow how much richer it makes our joy. Cannot have one without the other. Hilltops and valleys in the journey of life.
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I see Gibran, I swerve. He should have titled it “The Life Handbook”.
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Wow It was beautiful, thank you so much. The more problems and sorrows enter our lives the higher our capacity goes. with higher capacity we can contain more joy.
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I’m glad you like it 🙂
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What a great book
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It indeed is!
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