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Master, Speak to Us of Friendship

By Robin Bates | Published: March 19, 2024

As we travel around the country refreshing friendships, I think of what Kahlil Gibran says about the subject.

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And a Woman Said, “Tell Us of Pain”

By Robin Bates | Published: October 17, 2014

Is Kahlil Gibran right in seeing pain as a road to enlightenment. Or is this just wish fulfillment?

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And a woman said, “Tell us of Pain”

By Robin Bates | Published: October 6, 2009

Here’s a poem that deals directly with pain, from Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet.  I don’t entirely understand it but I’m intrigued by some of its claims: “And a woman spoke, saying, “Tell us of Pain.” And he said: Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of […]

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