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Posted on: Feb 08, '08

Seven times when i despised my soul

My favorite pasttime at home nowdays is just to pick up this book i bought long back but could not do justice to it. It is by one of the greatest poets Kahlil Gibran

This part comes form one of his works , Sand and Foam ( 1926) ...loved it so much that I thought I can share it with you all and we all may relate to it in some way. Here it is ,

Seven times have I despised my soul:
The first time when I saw her being meek that she might attain height.
The second time when I saw her limping before the crippled.
The third time when she was given to choose between the hard and the easy, and she chose the easy.
The fourth time when she committed a wrong, and comforted herself that others also commit wrong.
The fifth time when she forbore for weakness, and attributed her patience to strength.
The sixth time when she despised the ugliness of a face, and knew not that it was one of her own masks.
And the seventh time when she sang a song of praise, and deemed it a virtue.

If you have not read Kahlil , then do read his works. I am sure they will be a source of enlightenment for you. They can be found here

Cheers!

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Titan71CAP said:
Great words. Thnx...

July 12, '08

manisha_bhattacharya said:
Great poem! Makes us take a long hard look at ourselves na?

July 12, '08

Eccentricity said:
Beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing your treasure trove.

April 03, '08

tenjade_destiny said:
we have lowered ourselves too far now and almost given up the self esteem too to go for easy catches in life, this clearly depicts this, thx. Wonderful indeed.

February 09, '08

sazzyme said:
thanks for the links and
for sharing the thought.

February 09, '08

sonikudi37 said:
speechless

February 08, '08

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