
Then said Almitra, "Speak to us of Love."
And he raised his head and looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them.
And with a great voice he said:
When love beckons to you follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you.
And he raised his head and looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them.
And with a great voice he said:
When love beckons to you follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you.
These are the first lines of the poem "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran.
The picture at right, is a painting about Layla and Majnun, a Persian couple. Majnun was a young man, called Qays ibn al-Mullawah, who fell in love with Layla, and who went mad when her father prevented him from marrying her; for that reason he came to be called Majnun Layla, which means "Driven mad by Layla".
For the full story of Majnun and Layla please go the site of Wikipedia, from which I cited, but did not take the painting. Here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layla_and_Majnun
Another site is called: "Follow your heart" and this is the link to the site: http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/world/mideast/mi-jcok.htm
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