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On Marriage: In "On Marriage" Kahlil Gibran is talking about how marriages are with someone you feel you have known your entire life. There may be fights between the two of you but let them happen and learn and grow from them. In marriages you make mistakes so let them happen. You should let love be love, but not have to force it; it should come naturally. Even if the two of you are different share the light and the love and be happy.
On Children: Children are a blessing from G/d. Although you have it and make it, the life is passed by G/d onto you. You should love them your entire life and share with them what you would want to hear if you were them. Children should be children while they can you should not stop them from being who they are or what they want to become; let them dream big.
On Giving: This one was really hard to comprehend however I think it is not just the thought of giving away what you owned, to think you have done good. However it is your internal giving making yourself aware of what you have done. It is self absorption that makes people think they are all good inside. However we give so little to others and more to ourselves that we do not realize what we are doing. We feel pitty for ourselves more than we do others. I like to think of it as tunnel vision we cant see the whole picture but what we can see we will do something about. The blind spots on the side is where we give back to ourselves, so there is more self giving then giving.
B E Autiful! I read them all, but I love the one about giving the most. Very powerful my love. I really like the last line! Love you
ReplyDeleteI really liked your well articulated ideas. I think that your comparison of tunnel vision is really well said.
ReplyDeleteLOVE THIS! You put this complex idea of giving into such reasonable and understandable terms. EXCELLENT!
ReplyDeleteyou really expressed your opinion and i think its interesting how you think giving as tunnel vision, I hadn't thought of it in that way and it forms an interesting picture in my mind. good job!!
ReplyDeleteyou always have great posts Hannah. always so easy to read. great job :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the last line of this and I agree that this section was a little hard to comprehend. Good job
ReplyDeleteOn giving,
ReplyDeleteI loved the way you put it. It almost seemed like I was reading right out of the Prophet. I felt like i could relate to this " we give so litte to others and more to ourselves that we do not realize what we are doing." love that line!