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       Kahlil Gibran

      The Wisdom of Kahlil Gibran

      (Illustrated Edition)

      Inspirational Books, Poetry, Spiritual Essays & Paintings of Khalil Gibran

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      2017 OK Publishing

      ISBN 978-80-7583-924-4

       PROSE & POETRY

       Spirits Rebellious

       The Broken Wings

       A Tear And A Smile

       The Madman: His Parables And Poems

       The Forerunner

       Your Thought And Mine

       History and the Nation

       I Believe In You

       My Countrymen

       Al-nay; Or The Flute

       Dead Are My People

       You Have Your Lebanon And I Have My Lebanon

       SKETCHES AND PAINTINGS

       INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES

      PROSE & POETRY

       Table of Contents

       Table of Contents

       Madame Rose Hanie

       Part One

       Part Two

       The Cry of the Graves

       Part One

       Part Two

       Khalil the Heretic

       Part One

       Part Two

       Part Three

       Part Four

       Part Five

       Part Six

       Part Seven

       Table of Contents

      Part One

       Table of Contents

      Miserable is the man who loves a woman and takes her for a wife, pouring at her feet the sweat of his skin and the blood of his body and the life of his heart, and placing in her hands the fruit of his toil and the revenue of hi s diligence; for when he slowly wakes up, he finds that the heart, which he endeavoured to buy, is given freely and in sincerity to another man for the enjoyment of its hidden secrets and deepest love. Miserable is the woman who arises from the inattentiveness and restlessness of youth and finds herself in the home of a man showering her with his glittering gold and precious gifts and according her all the honours and grace of lavish entertainment but unable to satisfy her soul with the heavenly wine which God pours from the eyes of a man into the heart of a woman.

      I knew Rashid Bey Namaan since I was a youngster; he was a Lebanese, born and reared in the City of Beyrouth. Being a member of an old and rich family which preserved the tradition and glory of his ancestry, Rashid was fond of citing incidents that dealt mainly with the nobility of his forefathers. In his routine life he followed their beliefs and customs which, at that time, prevailed in the Middle East.

      Rashid Bey Namaan was generous and good-hearted, but like many of the Syrians, looked only at the superficial things instead of reality. He never hearkened to the dictates of his heart, but busied himself in obeying the voices of his environment. H e amused himself with shimmering objects that blinded his eyes and heart to life's secrets; his soul was diverted away from an understanding of the law of nature, and to a temporary self-gratification. He was one of those men who hastened to confess their love or disgust to the people, then regretted their impulsiveness when it was too late for recall. And then shame and ridicule befell them, instead of pardon or sanction.

      These are the characteristics that prompted Rashid Bey Namaan to marry Rose Hanie far before her soul embraced his soul in the shadow of the true love that makes union a paradise.

      After a few years of absence, I returned to the City of Beyrouth. As I went to visit Rashid Bey Namaan, I found him pale and thin. On his face one could see the spectre of bitter disappointment; his sorrowful eyes bespoke his crushed heart and melancholy soul. I was curious to find the cause for his miserable

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