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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
Impossible to put down. Your first reading will definitely not be your last. Took a second to get into the style of writing but after that it was bliss.
A must-read for everyone. I have had this book with me since I was in high school and re-read sections every now and then. Gibran's wisdom is dynamic, resonating with me in varied ways throughout my life.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
Overall: 3/5
Feeling: OK
Recommend: Selected Friends.
The book "The Prophet" is written by a Lebanese Kahlil Gibran also known as Khalil Jubran. Khalil’s book "The Prophet" has never been out of print since it was first published.
In this book, the Prophet(Al Mustafa) was in exile for 12 years in the city of Orphalese and is about to set sail for his home. The people gather around the ship and longing to discuss various aspects of life like love, death, home, clothes, food, etc. Seer Almitra who deeply believes in prophet opens questions and answers sessions. The book discusses 26 taxing questions on life as poetry, parables.
The book has good insights on life spiritually. A few times, It was hard to follow but enjoyable. Kahlil is underrated genius and the book 'The Prophet' proves it. Other works by Kahlil include Eye Of the Prophet, The Madman, Mirrors Of the Soul, and The Broken Wings. Kahlil was facing issues with Alcoholism and died in 1931 due to Cirrhosis - disease caused by long term liver damage. After his death Gibran became the third best-selling author of all time, first being William Shakespeare,2nd being Lao-tzu.
Few quotes I liked from the book is as follows:
"You often say; I would give, but only to the deserving."
"What have you in these houses and what is it you guard with fastened door?"
"Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon which your reason and your judgment wage war against your passion and your appetite."
"Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding."
"Much of your pain is self-chosen."
"Your friend is your needs answered."
"You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts; And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you live in your lips, and sound is a diversion and a pastime. And in much of your talking, thinking is half murdered."
"You are good when you are one with yourself."
--Cheers
.- Happy Reading -.
Feeling: OK
Recommend: Selected Friends.
The book "The Prophet" is written by a Lebanese Kahlil Gibran also known as Khalil Jubran. Khalil’s book "The Prophet" has never been out of print since it was first published.
In this book, the Prophet(Al Mustafa) was in exile for 12 years in the city of Orphalese and is about to set sail for his home. The people gather around the ship and longing to discuss various aspects of life like love, death, home, clothes, food, etc. Seer Almitra who deeply believes in prophet opens questions and answers sessions. The book discusses 26 taxing questions on life as poetry, parables.
The book has good insights on life spiritually. A few times, It was hard to follow but enjoyable. Kahlil is underrated genius and the book 'The Prophet' proves it. Other works by Kahlil include Eye Of the Prophet, The Madman, Mirrors Of the Soul, and The Broken Wings. Kahlil was facing issues with Alcoholism and died in 1931 due to Cirrhosis - disease caused by long term liver damage. After his death Gibran became the third best-selling author of all time, first being William Shakespeare,2nd being Lao-tzu.
Few quotes I liked from the book is as follows:
"You often say; I would give, but only to the deserving."
"What have you in these houses and what is it you guard with fastened door?"
"Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon which your reason and your judgment wage war against your passion and your appetite."
"Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding."
"Much of your pain is self-chosen."
"Your friend is your needs answered."
"You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts; And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you live in your lips, and sound is a diversion and a pastime. And in much of your talking, thinking is half murdered."
"You are good when you are one with yourself."
--Cheers
.- Happy Reading -.
Lots of reread potential here. A wonderful little book of wisdom on all kinds of subjects from a fictional prophet.
Favorite Excerpt:
"Your daily life is your temple and your religion.
Whenever you enter into it take with you your all.
Take the plough and the forge and the mallet and the lute,
The things you have fashioned in necessity or for delight.
For in revery you cannot rise above your achievements nor fall lower than your failures.
And take with you all men:
For in adoration you cannot fly higher than their hopes nor humble yourself lower than their despair.
And if you would know God be not therefore a solver of riddles.
Rather look about you and you shall see Him playing with your children.
And look into space; you shall see Him walking in the cloud, outstretching His arms in the lightning and descending in rain.
You shall see Him smiling in flowers, then rising and waving His hands in trees."
Favorite Excerpt:
"Your daily life is your temple and your religion.
Whenever you enter into it take with you your all.
Take the plough and the forge and the mallet and the lute,
The things you have fashioned in necessity or for delight.
For in revery you cannot rise above your achievements nor fall lower than your failures.
And take with you all men:
For in adoration you cannot fly higher than their hopes nor humble yourself lower than their despair.
And if you would know God be not therefore a solver of riddles.
Rather look about you and you shall see Him playing with your children.
And look into space; you shall see Him walking in the cloud, outstretching His arms in the lightning and descending in rain.
You shall see Him smiling in flowers, then rising and waving His hands in trees."
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Wow... this was a lovely collection of fables. I was in love with every word that I read. Reading it at this stage in life has been an interesting experience. I read "On Giving" when we were getting ready to start self-isolation and social distancing. I read "On Children" when one of my dad's dear friends was getting ready to bury his son, I read "On Love" and "On Friendship" in the midst of some things... that might be good things. These are a part of me now.
beautiful, profound, inspiring, thought provoking, calming. everything I would want in a spiritual text. I can't wait to read this again multiple times throughout my life.
A calming philosophy that begs rereading and meditation on what it says. What I loved is how short it is and how long it takes to take everything in.
What [b:The Prophet|28461875|The Prophet|Kahlil Gibran|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1452067735s/28461875.jpg|2938937] might lack in philosophical rigor or depth, it gains in beauty and feeling. I think it misses the point to say that Gibran's treatment of any of his topics, from justice, to death, to good and evil, are complete in the face of centuries of human thought and contemplation on these inherently human questions. I'd tender the suggestion that the Prophet of Orphalese doesn't need to be right, or even for the reader to agree with most of what he says, to have an impact. Yes, that's a little generic and not the most useful, but the takeaway is that I'm not going to judge the Prophet on its content per se but the experience of reading it and listening to it. I love these pieces because it provides a solid counterpoint to many of our prevailing modes of thinking; its tone and metaphor and imagery force you to go "wait, have I been doing it wrong the whole time?" Often I tell myself no, sometimes I tell myself yes, but either way I think it helped my "soul unfold itself, like a lotus of countless petals".