Extracted from "The Prophet"
Then Almira spoke again and said, "And what of marriage, master?"
And he answered saying:
"You were born together, and tpgether you shall be forever more.
You shall be together when the white wings of death shall scatter your days.
Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness
And let the winds of teh 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 fro 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 one of you be alone.
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your heart 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.
Then Almira spoke again and said, "And what of marriage, master?"
And he answered saying:
"You were born together, and tpgether you shall be forever more.
You shall be together when the white wings of death shall scatter your days.
Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness
And let the winds of teh 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 fro 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 one of you be alone.
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your heart 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.