"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 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 on your lips."

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About Kahlil Gibran

Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese-American poet, writer, and visual artist best known for The Prophet. His work blended spirituality and philosophy and became widely influential in both Arabic and English literature.

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