Khalil Gibran in "The Prophet":
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each of you be alone,
Even as the strings of the lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
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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Poetic and airy. But on closer inspection, I think this is a recipe for divorce. I prefer the mysterious beauty in drinking from the same cup and eating from the same loaf, like in communion. It is better to grow together, becoming more and more like the person you love and admire.
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ReplyDeleteYeah, its an interesting perspective, opposite all "Christian" viewpoints that I often hear.
To me it sounds like someone who is too scared to commit to something. Although, I do fear becoming so wrapped up in a spouse that I no longer understand my own dreams and identity.