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Selina Sweet's avatar

Well, swell! Glad I can pass along a little medicine. A best friend is the best! Precious enough you can practice loving him and loving your own authenticity and independent spirit at the same time. Khalil Gibran in his Book The Prophet in the chapter in On Marriage who advises:”Give your hearts, but not into each other’s keeping.For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together yet not too near together: For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other’s shadow.”

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Heydon Buchanan's avatar

Gibran is inspiring from start to finish.

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Bill Willis (SC from NYC, etc)'s avatar

Profound counsel, Selina…for all of us.

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JDinTX's avatar

My husband loved Khalil Gibran before his dementia overtook reason. So much wisdom in “The Prophet.”

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Suzanne Crockett's avatar

How beautiful - thank you 🙏

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Selina Sweet's avatar

You are welcome, Suzanne Crockett. Your openness and genuineness have touched many of us and opened the door to the wisdom and resources abiding in the community - resources all of us can now access - Vote Forward and The States Project. Together we stand. In gratitude.

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Suzanne Crockett's avatar

You’re very kind

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Elizabeth Kellogg, MI's avatar

Thank you for posting Gibran’s very practical marriage counsel. ❤️

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