A friend who is far away...
 

Kahlil must knew that the internet was going to happen when he wrote this...

I think about all the supports in these forums...how true...

thank you

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Kahlil Gibran

Oh, I love Khalil Gibran. I carried a little book around with me for ever so long.

I love the one about children too... it means a lot to me at this moment in time. :(

etc., etc., etc.,
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/13488-Kha...ren-Chapter-IV

Speaking of mountains... You know that old saying about making it to the top of the mountain? Well, I figure once we think you've reached the top of the mountain we need to keep climbing... not go down the other side. ;)

Alone alone across the sea,
Alone forever I shall be ~ Lara circa '99

Lara - I still have the books :hug:

Moi, I love that saying. I made a slide for a friend, I put the saying on one of my favorite artists Jim Warren prints.

http://i44.tinypic.com/rl9eoi.jpg

Another favorite, by Helen Keller

http://i43.tinypic.com/2cxuq03.jpg

Thank you all for making my day. Somehow, someone here always manages to bring me out no matter how dark it gets....:grouphug: *a toast to always remaining close in heart and spirit.

Lara and wren, I have "a tear and a smile" and I love it....

I read the Prophet many years ago...

do you guys care to recommend anything else? (like a best of collection or something?)

nik and mist, glad you guys liked it...I find Kahlil....inspirational....and calm....

makes me want to go and do some yoga now, but I think I'll just eat some yogurt...LOL

PS, Lara, but the mountain top will end at the summit...and coming down makes a good circle of a complete journey. :) ;)


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I've had my "Prophet" since 1972 ... it was a graduation gift. To this day, I reach for that book. Its never far.

Thanks for the reminders

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btw, nik,

that's beautiful what you made! And love that HK quote...awesome...

Add a lot, there IS something about Kahlil, isn't it?? I really love his artwork also...

Depends which way you look at it. In my mind, the "mountain" is purely a metaphore. Logically the journey ends at the summit of a real mountain, but I figure if you have been strong enough to climb there in life's journey, then you have the strength to look beyond that particular summit and climb even higher.

I have heard that the journey down from places like Everest (not metaphorical mountains :) ) is actually more difficult than the journey up. hmmnn

*thinking. Maybe the Rubayat of Omar Khayyam?
http://www.okonlife.com/

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/khayyam.htm

Barbo gave me my copy of The Prophet years ago. I treasure it.

saved the link, Lara. I've heard of him but never further investigated. Thanks!

when I was a kid and overseas, there was a huge mountain near where we lived. My mom always warned us NOT to go there by ourselves telling us that kids have gone up there and fell to their deaths (I am sure NOW, that it was a tall tale, LOL)

In third grade, when I was about 8, my friends and I snuck out none of us told our parents and we went to the mountains (We all had lied and told our parents that we were just going to meet and play)

anyways, we forgot to bring water, we thought we were invincible. We sang and we climbed (part of it was paved pretty well)

and then, we got hungry and thirsty. We became scared and came down.

and we were all dirty also. LOL

I can remember that while it was easier coming down in some respects, it was actually harder in other respects. Going up and looking up, we saw what was up. Coming and and seeing what was down, made me realized that I was afraid of heights.

Of course, we got caught and got punished.

As I am typing this out to you I have a big smile in my face. I remembered ALL their names and I haven't seen them in over 30 years...and I have to say that I have just learned another lesson, TODAY from the mountain climbing that I did all those years ago....
*bigsmile...

and thanks for all the inputs and sharing the love of Kahlil.

One of the reasons why I love his writing is "Elegance in Simplicity" which is on my business card.

He writes elegantly and not in your face. He writes simply, yet the lessons are deep and personable.

he writes powerfully but the power are so subtle.

It's Zen like or tantric like.

I just feel "enlightened" each time that I remember to read his writings...and in bits and pieces...

LOL sorry to blabber on....

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Oh you reminded me of something when you said you're afraid of heights moi. This hotel we moved to has very small balconies..just wide enough for two small chairs and a little round table...has glass all around it so you can see down 10 floors (you'd hate it Barbo) and I got scared sitting on it so Mr.Alffe put my chair just inside the sliding door and he said I thought you got over your fear of heights years ago.

WELL, I can ride ferris wheels now but I reminded Mr.Alffe of our dear departed friend, who was a sociologist/therapist, asking me if I knew why I was afraid of heights and when I replied "Sure, I'm always afraid I'll jump!" , he about busted a gut laughing....little did he know. :rolleyes:

...and what does it do? It makes us think outside of the box, outside of ourselves, but inside as well (am I getting Zen Moi?) There is a purpose, life is a gift. It is also a paradox. The answer always seem to lie within the paradox itself. Between the moments.....just thinking, it gets me outside of myself, and I need that sometimes. :hug: :grouphug: :rolleyes: