On Marriage
Kahlil Gibran
You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
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 one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a 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.
Finally...I got married to Jayanthi, my batchmate here.
Probably this is a very boring post for such an occasion.. but our story is too long to be told in a post. And I can only think of these words of Gibran now.
:) :)
10 comments:
Congratulations .....may you have
lots of happiness .
Congrats dear..missed the function but my best wishes are always there with both of you..
@ Rahul: Thanks very much :)
@Sudhanshu: Yes dear... I know that :) :) see you! keep going great!
I would love to hear that story..nothing adds spunk to life like a love blossomed.pls share it...
Lavs
:) :) ya.. sure Lavs... will show some glimpses of the story now and then...
what now and then?write it up and send it as email to me pronto:)
Lavs
How are u agreeing to Gibran..yaar, it's marriage.
it's like meeting of two waves..when they meet, they become one..where is the question of two shores and a sea in between..
make the two hearts one, no give and take..it's fusion..
:)
:) :) Okei Sudhanshu..
Though meaningful phrases, doesn't seem to suit our marriage system :-) we afterall toil with "possessiveness"..Poem emphasizes more of "detached-attachement" concept..Not Applicable for a perfect "Love Marriage" :-)
:) oh.. everyone seems to say this .. :)
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