by Austin Rey Mirabete, II-Acacia
Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese-American poet, philosopher and artist who wrote "The Prophet," a mystical work composed of prose poems. He was born in Bsherri, Lebanon on January 6, 1883. His mother was the offspring
of a priestly and important family and the Gibran clan was small and distinguished. When he was at the age of 12, his mother took him to live in Boston.
After his mother's death in 1903, Gibran's sister supported him. He worked at painting and writing. He later went to Paris to study art and finally settled in New York City, where he died on April 10, 1931. He was buried in Bsherri, Labanon.
Gibran wrote many books and executed paintings and some sculpture, but it is for "The Prophet" that he was best known. Published in 1923 with illustrations by the author, "The Prophet" was a best seller and has been translated into more than 20 languages. A series of 28 related prose poems, the book touches on such topics as love, freedom, prayer, and death. Gibran's mysticism, evident here as in all his works, reveals an intense preoccupation on the spiritual and visionary. He is the third best selling poet in history after William Shakespeare and Lao Tze.
I have chosen Kahlil Gibran because I have read an excerpt from his book, "The Prophet," which I think is related to every family's life and includes the parent and children relationship. It says, "Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of life's longing for itself. They may come through you but not from you." In simple words, you cannot control the lives of your children. You can only love them because in reality they are not yours. Such lines speak of wisdom beyond words.
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of a priestly and important family and the Gibran clan was small and distinguished. When he was at the age of 12, his mother took him to live in Boston.After his mother's death in 1903, Gibran's sister supported him. He worked at painting and writing. He later went to Paris to study art and finally settled in New York City, where he died on April 10, 1931. He was buried in Bsherri, Labanon.
Gibran wrote many books and executed paintings and some sculpture, but it is for "The Prophet" that he was best known. Published in 1923 with illustrations by the author, "The Prophet" was a best seller and has been translated into more than 20 languages. A series of 28 related prose poems, the book touches on such topics as love, freedom, prayer, and death. Gibran's mysticism, evident here as in all his works, reveals an intense preoccupation on the spiritual and visionary. He is the third best selling poet in history after William Shakespeare and Lao Tze.
I have chosen Kahlil Gibran because I have read an excerpt from his book, "The Prophet," which I think is related to every family's life and includes the parent and children relationship. It says, "Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of life's longing for itself. They may come through you but not from you." In simple words, you cannot control the lives of your children. You can only love them because in reality they are not yours. Such lines speak of wisdom beyond words.
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