The Prophet ; ebook

It is to weave the cloth with threads drawn from your heart, even as if your beloved were to wear that cloth. It is to build a house with affection, even as if your beloved were to dwell in that house. It is to sow seeds with tenderness and reap the harvest with joy, even as if your beloved were to eat the fruit. It is to charge all things you fash

Quelle curieuse leçon d’existence nous leur donnons, qui laisse entendre que vivre c’est attendre et recevoir, quand nous savons bien, nous, les parents, que c’est l’inverse qui est vrai ! Aucun cadeau n’est le bonheur, ni rien de ce qu’on attend ou reçoit, mais cela seulement qu’on fait ou qu’on donne, et point en cadeau, puisque l’essentiel de ce

prosperous thinker might think of work as divine or sublime; or as the creative activity of good in some satisfying form which is balanced with play, rest, and harmonious surroundings. Kahlil Gibran has written that work is love made visible.