Don’t have much to say; nothing at all. Thought of posting this lovely poem by Gibran.
“On Giving”
There are those who give little of the much which they have – and they give it for recognition and their hidden desire makes their gifts unwholesome.
And there are those who have little and give it all.
These are the believers in life and the bounty of life, and their coffer is never empty.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their baptism.
And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue;
They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space.
Through the hands of such as these God speaks, and from behind their eyes He smiles upon the earth.
— Khalil Gibran
So lovely, huh?
aapka_apnaa says:
Very beautiful!!
September 9, 2005 — 7:16 am
Lakshmi says:
Glad you liked it..:-)
September 9, 2005 — 12:58 pm
pink_illusions says:
Ah…Khalil Gibran; we had to read some poems by him last year. I love them!
September 9, 2005 — 9:00 am
Lakshmi says:
Me too!
On a different note, yesterday I saw this girl at a mall who looked a helluva lot like you…:-)
September 9, 2005 — 12:59 pm
megaswami says:
christ man, i love gibran
reading the prophet unfailingly makes me cry
and i’ve read some good poems of his in a book called “a tear and a smile” but my ex girlfriend is in possession of it now.
September 9, 2005 — 3:02 pm
Lakshmi says:
Have not read ‘The Prophet’ yet though I have heard tons about it…
September 10, 2005 — 7:31 am
jwadia says:
if i were ever a writer i would want to write like Gibran …
September 10, 2005 — 1:38 pm
Lakshmi says:
Writer…or poet?
Kidding!
September 11, 2005 — 2:25 pm
arunshanbhag says:
gibran is certainly the master!
… so, how was your course. Was expecting a gushing write-up!
September 12, 2005 — 7:26 am
Lakshmi says:
Didn’t really gush because I didn’t expect anyone to understand..:-)
Here’s for your reading pleasure!
Course was fabulous, as always…:-)
We had a very senior teacher and he was absolutely adorable.
Did you do the Basic course yet?
September 12, 2005 — 1:05 pm
arunshanbhag says:
After the last cancellation, it is scheduled for this weekend, but I have other plans. Lets see how things go.
Also kinda puzzled, they increased their fees to 375 from 300 last month 🙁
September 13, 2005 — 6:41 am
Lakshmi says:
Yes, the fees have been increased post-September. It seems that it is the first hike in 10 years!
September 13, 2005 — 11:28 am