Kahlil Gibran: On Love
I don’t quite agree with all parts of Gibran’s essay on love, but there are still some lines in there which resonated and were lovely. And this may be my take on this, but it does seem as though Gibran is referring to divine love, not so much mortal love in all its imperfect, unsatisfactory yet deeply desired forms.
1.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun,
So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.
2.
All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life’s heart.
3.
When you love you should not say, “God is in my heart,” but rather, “I am in the heart of god.”
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
