Verily all things move within your being in constant half embrace, the desired and the dreaded, the repugnant and the cherished, the pursued and that which you would escape.These things move within you as lights and shadows in pairs that cling.And when the shadow fades and is no more, the light that lingers becomes a shadow to another light.And thus your freedom when it loses its fetters becomes itself the fetter of a greater freedom.

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Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet.

Themes

  • Freedom — The value of liberty, independence, and self-determination
  • Philosophy — Deep thoughts on existence, knowledge, and the nature of reality

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