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