There are the men who say, "He preached tenderness and kindliness and filial love, yet He would not heed His mother and His brothers when they sought… - Kahlil Gibran

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There are the men who say, "He preached tenderness and kindliness and filial love, yet He would not heed His mother and His brothers when they sought Him in the streets of Jerusalem." They do not know that His mother and brothers in their loving fear would have had Him return to the bench of the carpenter, whereas He was opening our eyes to the dawn of a new day. His mother and His brothers would have had Him live in the shadow of death, but He Himself was challenging death upon yonder hill that He might live in our sleepless memory.

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About Kahlil Gibran

Gibran Khalil Gibran (6 January 1883 – 10 April 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist.

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Native Name: جُبْران خَليل جُبْران
Alternative Names: Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān Jubrān, Jubrān Khalīl Jubran, Jubran Khalil K. Gibran Gibran Khalil Gibran Khalil Gibran

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باطلة هي الاعتقادات والتعاليم التي تجعل الإنسان تعسا في حياته، وكذّابة هي العواطف التي تقوده إلى اليأس والحزن والشقاء. لأن واجب الإنسان أن يكون سعيداً وأن يعلم سُبل السعادة ويهدي الناس اليها اينما كان

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In every aspect of the day Jesus was aware of the Father. He beheld Him in the clouds and in the shadows of the clouds that pass over the earth. He saw the Father's face reflected in the quiet pools, and the faint print of His feet upon the sand; and He often closed His eyes to gaze into the Holy Eyes. The night spoke to Him with the voice of the Father, and in solitude He heard the angel of the Lord calling to Him. And when He stilled Himself to sleep He heard the whispering of the heavens in His dreams. He was often happy with us, and He would call us brothers. Behold, He who was the first Word called us brothers, though we were but syllables uttered yesterday.

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