Kahlil Gibran on Love
When love beckons to you, follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams
as the north wind lays waste the garden.
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.
Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself.
He threshes you to make you naked.
He sifts you to free you from your husks.
He grinds you to whiteness.
He kneads you until you are pliant;
And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for God's sacred feast.
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.
But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,
Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor,
Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.
Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.
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.
Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and
a song of praise upon your lips.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Last night we lost our beloved friend and pet Whiz. She was hit by a car and her pelvis and back were broken. My son Jacob had to make the decision to put her through surgery or let her go. His words were "An animal is meant to jump and play, not worry." It was one of the hardest decisions he has ever had to make and as much as my heart grieved for our 5 month old kitten, it grieved even harder for my son. He opted to not diminish the quality of her life but rather to let her go. We are devastated by this and only time can heal the wounds, but in the meantime we have her in our hearts and our memories.
There is a site that lets you immortalize your pictures, your memories and your pet's life story and it is completely free. It welcomes family and friends to also add to the memories by adding their thoughts and remeberances. If you have lost a dear friend and part of your family, perhaps you too, will want to make a web page to remember them by.
The link is as follows:
http://werememberwhizcom.pets-memories.com/index.php
We love you Whiz. We will never ever forget you.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
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