Kahlil Gibran

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"Thou art my brother because you are a human, and

we both are sons of one Holy spirit; we are equal

and made of the same earth.

You are here as my companion along the path of

life, and my aid in understanding the meaning of

hidden Truth. You are a human, and, that fact

sufficing, I love you as a brother. You may speak of

me as you choose, for tomorrow shall take you away

and will use your talk as evidence for his judgement,

and you shall receive justice.

You may deprive me of whatever I possess, for my

greed instigated the amassing of wealth and you are

entitled to my lot if it will satisfy you.

You may do unto me whatever you wish, but you

shall not be able to touch my Truth.

You may shed my blood and burn my body, but

you cannot kill or hurt my spirit.

You may tie my hands with chains and my feet

with shackles, and put me in the dark prison, but

you shall not enslave my thinking, for it is free, like

the breeze in the spacious sky.

You are my brother and I love you. I love you

worshipping in your church, kneeling in your temple,

and praying in your mosque. You and I and all

are children of one religion, for the varied paths of

religion are but the fingers of the loving hand of the

Supreme Being, extended to all, offering completeness

of spirit to all, anxious to receive all.

I love you for your Truth, derived from your

knowledge; that Truth which I cannot see because

of my ignorance. But I respect it as a divine thing,

for it is the deed of the spirit. Your Truth shall

meet my Truth in the coming world and blend together

like the fragrance of flowers and becoming one

whole and eternal Truth, perpetuating and living in

the eternity of Love and Beauty.

I love you because you are weak before the strong

oppressor, and poor before the greedy rich. For these

reasons I shed tears and comfort you; and from behind

my tears I see you embraced in the arms of

Justice, smiling and forgiving your persecutors. You

are my brother and I love you.

 

 

LoveAlways,

 

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