Rather different to our usual educational posts; this is part of our series of quotes that may help when you’re facing adversity or finding your new normal.
You may have discovered your DVT is linked to a diagnosis of cancer, you may have suffered a life-threatening PE or heart attack. Whatever the reason, many of our readers go through difficult times.
We post these on the weekends, so if you’re not interested you can just ignore these posts, but if you find them helpful you’ll have a little more time for reflection.
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being,
the more joy you can contain.
Khalil Gibran
Khalil Gibran was a Lebanese-American poet, writer, artist, and philosopher, influenced by Islam, Christianity and the Bahai faith. This quote is from the chapter on joy and sorrow in his famous book ‘The Prophet’ published in 1923.
After 12 years overseas, the prophet, Almustafa is returning home. He is about to board his ship when he is stopped by a group of people who want to discuss deep topics with him. These topics form the basis for the chapters of the book and include marriage, children, self-knowledge and beauty.
This video is a reading of many of his thoughts on joy and sorrow, including this quote.
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