A Tear And A Smile

A Tear And A Smile

by Hassan Mulateb on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 5:08pm

For the joys of the multitude.

And I would not have the tears that sadness makes 

To flow from my every part turn into laughter. 

I would that my life remain a tear and a smile.

A tear to purify my heart and give me understanding

Of life's secrets and hidden things. 

A smile to draw me nigh to the sons of my kind and 

To be a symbol of my glorification of the gods.

A tear to unite me with those of broken heart; 

A smile to be a sign of my joy in existence.

I would rather that I died in yearning and longing than that I live Weary and despairing.

I want the hunger for love and beauty to be in the 

Depths of my spirit,for I have seen those who are 

Satisfied the most wretched of people. 

I have heard the sigh of those in yearning and Longing, and it is sweeter than the sweetest melody.

With evening's coming the flower folds her petals 

And sleeps, embracingher longing. 

At morning's approach she opens her lips to meet 

The sun's kiss.

The life of a flower is longing and fulfilment.

A tear and a smile.

The waters of the sea become vapor and rise and come 

Together and area cloud.

And the cloud floats above the hills and valleys 

Until it meets the gentle breeze, then falls weeping 

To the fields and joins with brooks and rivers to Return to the sea, its home.

The life of clouds is a parting and a meeting. 

A tear and a smile.

And so does the spirit become separated from 

The greater spirit to move in the world of matter 

And pass as a cloud over the mountain of sorrow 

And the plains of joy to meet the breeze of death 

And return whence it came.

To the ocean of Love and Beauty----to God. 

by: Khalil Ghibran

Jika kita kehilangan cinta, pasti ada alasan di sebaliknya. Alasan yang kadang-kadang sukar untuk dimengertikan. Namun percayalah bahawa ketika Dia mengambil sesuatu, telah Dia mempersiapkan sesuatu yang lebih baik untuk diberikan.

Cinta antara dua jiwa telah dikatakan boleh membakarkan semangat seseorang itu untuk memeliharakan akhlak yang mulia, memperbaiki pergaulan antara manusia dan menjaga adab dan keperibadiaan. Selain daripada itu, ia juga dipercayai dapat menghilangkan kekhuatiran dan ketakutan dalam hati, menjernihkan akal dan menyucikan jiwa kita. Tetapi, cinta juga merupakan ujian, godaan dan cubaan kepada manusia kerana ia merupakan pertarungan dan pertimbangan di antara akal dan rasa.