Do Not Love Half Lovers - Khalil Gibran (Powerful Life Poetry)

Khalil Gibran was a Lebanese- American writer, poet, and painter chiefly known for his poetic essays and philosophical short stories.
The featured poem, ‘Do Not Love Half Lovers’ is perhaps one of Gibran’s most treasured works, urging us to live lives that are true to ourselves without compromise.
We hope you enjoy our rendition of this wonderful poem.
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We worked with the following artists to produce this reading:
Voice-over by Shane Morris
Score by Steven Gutheinz
Self-portrait by Khalil Gibran (1905)
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#halfalife #inspirational

[@theshinyquotes6145]

“If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.” Khalil Gibran

[@Mimi-lo2gi]

thank you so much.

[@grannyblaylock623]

I love you enough to let you be happy whatever you need. I'll always be grateful for kn9wing YOU. ALWAYS.😘♥️I l love YOU.

[@mallukittens177]

@@grannyblaylock623 I can relate that 🙃

[@stevenflores972]

Not true, if you're dealing with a narcissist. They always come back,,,,, to gracefully give You another Cycle Of Abuse.

[@grannyblaylock623]

This poem is so deep and beautiful. Thank you ❤️

[@phoenix2464]

You cut out the best part! "A person’s true self isn’t what they show you, but what they can not show you, therefore, if you wish to know them, don’t listen to what they say, but listen to what they don’t."

[@vet4life]

This!!!!!

[@graceg9099]

where is this quote from?

[@Justanacc01]

@@graceg9099 The same poem in the clip, but he didn't add it to it

[@mosiuoamakhalanyane4053]

that's from a different poem darling.

[@skill1one1]

@@mosiuoamakhalanyane4053 which poem? Google doesn‘t give me any answers

[@soliloquiesbyshailja5416]

The best time to hear this masterpiece is when you are done with half of your people.

[@mezlandia]

👏🏻

[@11csepratikshaargulewar71]

👏👏👏👏

[@miriamkramer9006]

🙏 Amen

[@maleehask136]

Maybe then those half didn’t matter.. since they were half. The whole ones would make you feel done.

[@Tipperary757]

Spot on!

[@bestquotescollections]

“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” Khalil Gibran

[@yenlivingstone8780]

Yep

[@BIBLE-a-s-m-r]

❤

[@marioguelbenzu2348]

in the light of the intelligence

[@aniketisboring]

​@@marioguelbenzu2348 yess in the light of wisdom❤

[@Anavahspromise]

❤️

[@architecteye6089]

Some times when you really need to hear something, It finds it way to you exactly at the right time.

[@nicktampoy2305]

Like this time

[@vrushabhbhaskar1348]

💯

[@eduardochavacano]

lame

[@poetcorner2905]

Exactly

[@samanthataylor1761]

You’re always at the right place, at the right time.

[@johnbyrne2127]

"Time is what we want most, But what we use worst." - William Penn.

[@letsdraw3014]

Stop writing quotes like a maniac

[@johnbyrne2127]

@@letsdraw3014 💜

[@eduardochavacano]

lame quote

[@sanvisharma7704]

Most Amazing Quote I Ever Came Across 😇❤ Thankyou For Sharing This !😇

[@tallulabellmaritzamercado7718]

Indeed

[@sambwenoify]

Do not love half lovers Do not entertain half friends Do not indulge in works of the half talented Do not live half a life and do not die a half death If you choose silence, then be silent When you speak, do so until you are finished Do not silence yourself to say something And do not speak to be silent If you accept, then express it bluntly Do not mask it If you refuse then be clear about it for an ambiguous refusal is but a weak acceptance Do not accept half a solution Do not believe half truths Do not dream half a dream Do not fantasize about half hopes Half a drink will not quench your thirst Half a meal will not satiate your hunger Half the way will get you no where Half an idea will bear you no results Your other half is not the one you love It is you in another time yet in the same space It is you when you are not Half a life is a life you didn't live, A word you have not said A smile you postponed A love you have not had A friendship you did not know To reach and not arrive Work and not work Attend only to be absent What makes you a stranger to them closest to you and they strangers to you The half is a mere moment of inability but you are able for you are not half a being You are a whole that exists to live a life not half a life Gibran Khalil Gibran

[@CallMeGailyn]

Thank you for posting the whole poem. 💗💗💗

[@angelarose9761]

Yes ty

[@zuzuribeiro7576]

Thank you!

[@sharixinsanity7134]

MVP right here ty, dude

[@s.samarasuriya611]

❤

[@thatsdope9571]

"Half the way will get you nowhere" I really needed to hear this

[@mosiuoamakhalanyane4053]

same

[@johnbyrne2127]

"Don't complain about growing Old. It is a privilege Denied to many." - Mark Twain.

[@shrodingerscat4191]

Thank you for the post. needed to read that today!

[@johnbyrne2127]

@@shrodingerscat4191 You're very welcome my friend.🌞💜🌟

[@simonel2928]

Sooooo true .... 😘😘😘😍😍

[@neildmedia]

Great quote. New to me. So relevant at this turbulent time

[@creedbratton4950]

I needed this, thanks

[@rymaaitsaidi7843]

"if you refuse then be clear about it for an ambiguous refusal is but a weak acceptance" this one hit hard

[@zephyrunicorn1]

Yes. Had bad experiences because of my ambiguous refusal to certain things

[@limitedtime5471]

It's difficult as women are often socialized to pad refusals with lots of consideration and softness

[@l.b4723]

Me too!!

[@jkt4748]

This saying is common knowledge though.

[@willowbrooks]

An open minded refusal? Will someone explain to me what this sentence means?

[@naveedhashmimusic]

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls, the most massive characters are seared with scars - Kahlil Gibran

[@justicegusting2476]

Beethoven

[@ankh111]

❤

[@sidneyrichardson6738]

That reminds me of Hemingway's quote, “The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry." Cheers to being alive and strong in the broken places.

[@beverlytaylor1745]

'Do not attend just to be absent' - love this. The voice is penetrating, and touched my soul. 🌸🌷🌸

[@angelagentry562]

This poem saved me from a deceitful relationship and toxic friends

[@estelled389]

I'm happy for you. It helps me too. Namaste

[@criticalthinking6929]

Yes Angela, my sentiments as well.

[@whitestoneandy797]

Good for you. God bless

[@oohsweetharmony3674]

Gurrrrllll, I'm tryna tell youu...🥳🤩👌🏾

[@suzanne5971]

I am certain your comment would have made Msr. Gibran very happy. 💝

[@WisdominQuotes]

"I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers." ~~Khalil Gibran, Sand and Foam [1926]

[@yourbuddy007]

Will you explains this, I didnt get it. 🙄

[@WisdominQuotes]

@@yourbuddy007 What Khalil Gibran says here is that over the time I learned what not to do from those who displayed bad qualities (intolerance, cruelty, mindless chatter), I learned to do opposite of that and in spite of that because I was unconscious in my learning from them, I forgot to thank them for teaching me how to be (i.e. exactly opposite of them).

[@mariopili656]

Haha. Same here.

[@KLeon-bg9uc]

@@yourbuddy007 by observing and being around talkative, intolerant, unkind people you learn that you don't want to be those kinds of people; therefore, you learn to be the opposite, silent, tolerant, kind..

[@petemavus2948]

I'm very familiar with Gibran and his words resonated with me since I was young yet I don't remember this quote. TY Wisdom in Quotes for sharing.

[@clipsfromtheinternet2571]

~For love knows not its own depths until the hour of separation~

[@maimoonaasghar4368]

❤

[@pascaledoxyartandbooks1768]

"Your other half is not the one you love; It is you in another time Yet in the same space It is you when you are not." Profound...

[@alexghive3310]

So you liked the second half of the poem

[@pascaledoxyartandbooks1768]

@@alexghive3310 All of it actually, especially this part...

[@jubilent07]

What's your interpretation of that part? It struck me too but I can't quite articulate why

[@alpha5124]

@@jubilent07 from my understanding, I think it's saying the other half was never lived. Never known. Forever lost but it's the you that could have been if you had a full life. You can't love what you never had or experienced.

[@msmanager2775]

In other words someone you love is your desire of who you want to be, he or she is the things you want or hate to be. Your object of affection is a mirror of who you want ( healthy ) or doesn’t want to be ( codependency). And your other half is not meant to be exactly who you are.

[@Fromtheforgottengardens]

I am from India, we (me and my classmates) didn't had Shakespeare in our classes, but we had a stories from Khalil Gibran in our library, didn't understood full meaning of those short stories back then , but still it enamored me. Was such a beautiful writing.

[@kristandagley7089]

Shakespeare had nothing like this. I'm so glad you still heald on to what hits you the most.

[@hortencepauni9704]

I love Khalil Gibran poems! They're just so meaningful and wholesome

[@shangosankofa9560]

I’m only just now discovering him. I’m hearing wisdom in these words

[@AbdurRahman-ej1dj]

@@shangosankofa9560 he is one of my favorite poet

[@starr234]

Khalil Gibran is much better than Shakespeare.

[@anacadoo2010]

Thank you God for sending me this at the perfect time. I have been loving a half lover hoping that my love will get him to love me completely, but I have been denying myself of a truth written in his actions and screaming from my instincts. I will listen now.

[@BIBLE-a-s-m-r]

❤😢

[@thatssoironic]

I hope you made the move and didn’t just think about it … I hope you’re doing great now!

[@aidab6897]

I’ve listened to this poem when I was in same situation, and I didn’t actually hear it. Now, again, I’m in the same exact place, but I think that this time is the right time to hear the poem- yt recommended it to me like it knew what was happening.

[@ingoelds]

Hats off to you for declaring you are worth a whole love

[@EmA-sm8se]

I'm so happy for you for this awakening

[@ardidsonriente2223]

"Extremes are easy. Strive for balance" "Every virtue is a mean between two vices"

[@ZM-et7zt]

Beautifully articulated

[@POSITIVEMILLIONAIRE]

I don't know who Needs to Hear This but " Greatness is often built when no one is watching ". So don't give up and keep going

[@sidilicious11]

I needed to hear that. Thanks

[@SanaaAlk]

Thanks

[@asmasaha2084]

🥲 i needed this

[@ariloves10]

Betrayal cuts like a knife 😥😢😓

[@stompthedragon4010]

So many of us have been so alone the past two years. I have started to feel so useless. Thank you

[@jedilady4485]

"Your other half is not the one you love, It is you in another time. Yet in the same space, It is you when you are not."

[@sainum2107]

You've grasped the essence of this poem.

[@muhammedzayn27]

I understood it half.. But I want to know the complete deep meaning of this phrase

[@tkasseze6901]

That’s a killer right there ! I always pray to have her in my life.

[@Thepankaz1]

@@muhammedzayn27 basically the other half is not letting you live fully, that is whatever pulls you back, your trauma your past experience whatever memory and bad experienced you had, the past that you hold on to that effects your future. poet is saying to let of all such think and be fully present in the moment. Doing things wholly.

[@aestheticsbytalha6]

@muhammadzayn27 These lines suggest that the true companion or "other half" isn't necessarily someone else, but rather an evolved or different version of oneself in another phase of life or state of being. It's about self-evolution and growth in different phases, rather than seeking completion through someone else.

[@ShamieShaw]

When I was about 11 years .......I would sneak this book out of my father's room, read and put back without his knowledge. I am now 63 and never forgotten Khalil Gibran. Now I realised what a treasure I had access to❤

[@belkacemseffari7404]

one hell of a souvenir

[@meloearth]

Same. I read The Prophet and it's still my favorite book.

[@saraths9796]

Always love yourself. Do not love anyone else like you love yourself.

[@brainzone4110]

“Thinking of you keeps me awake. Dreaming of you keeps me asleep. Being with you keeps me alive.” - Unknown

[@mindsigh4]

wow, ive never seen that one, thank you.

[@mindsigh4]

i have one for you, "it's an ill wind that blows no minds.'' from the Sufi~

[@zk2399]

- bingus

[@saurabhsaini3998]

This one got my gf asked me for marriage 🔥

[@benfranklinthe4th]

Sounds like some simp ish lol

[@johnbyrne2127]

" All men Die, but not all men really Live" - William Wallace.

[@eduardochavacano]

cliche

[@mihirlalbeharie4459]

@@eduardochavacano Using that word has become cliche, and just because it is cliche does not make it any less true. I would rather someone repeat the truth 100 times, then lie just to not be cliche.

[@reedsullivan8755]

-Mel Gibson*

[@jahlaniluv]

Everybody die but not everybody live. - Drake

[@christinelawrence4315]

John Byrne... That quote from Braveheart was a true defining statement!!

[@kebabusmaximus4857]

I thought this was just gonna be another one of those "motivational quotes", but this poem has genuinely inspired me to live life more fully.

[@oxana2185]

Thank you Lord algorythm for showing me this right now ❤

[@allisonschneider924]

Right? Same here!

[@mentaldrinksmotivation]

"I also make similar content ,can you give me feedback , it would be a great help for me . I hope you will help me. ❤️" Thank you..

[@archierose9779]

I remember the first time reading The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, I was 15 in a dentistry waiting room and I had goosebumps and tears the entire time. Felt like time had stopped for me to read that book. I finished it moments before the person at the appointment was finished. Timing is perfect when well spent.

[@creatrixZBD]

It changed me as a teen too, and I have kept a copy most of the time since. It remains one of the most profound influences in my life, two thirds of a lifetime later ☀️

[@range2hproductions]

@@creatrixZBD I've been reading that book every year since i was 15. i have shared it with friends, lovers, and family. the chapter on love speaks the deepest to me

[@hugoho4591]

your comment just inspired me to read this book !

[@Comicworld289]

@@hugoho4591 which book? ?

[@sandeep10]

@@Comicworld289 the prophet by Kahlil Gibran

[@KailaniASMR]

So I just broke up with a friend that I’ve had over 20 years and I couldn’t quite explain why I felt like I needed to end the friendship and kind of downgrade to an associate relationship…and this sums it up perfectly I was a whole friend to her and she was not even a half friend to me let’s say a quarter of a friend so thank you Khalil Gibran for helping me to decipher my feelings.

[@SirSoloSoul]

It's tough.

[@yadfaraidoon9977]

Im in the exact same position right now as you my friend, i still like here and she claims it’s mutual but she doesn’t reciprocate with her actions. It feels soul-crushing

[@r3doctave657]

@@yadfaraidoon9977 Only you can answer if she is worth your soul. Making a decision and sticking to it is rough, I know. :/

[@KailaniASMR]

@@yadfaraidoon9977 You’ve been elevated 👑 Leave the past behind 💚🌸

[@clairecadoux471]

A crushed soul cannot thrive beside the crusher. Leave with dignity to allow repair and new doors to open. Recognise a ship when it is sinking.

[@aestheticcine2102]

i know this sounds weird, but I feel like God is talking to me through this deep (like his heart) voice! Thank you!

[@teumenoona1991]

OMG! Khalil Gibran! How long has it been since I read your works? Thanks KZbin for leading me back to this inspiration 👏👏👏👏

[@qualityquotes229]

“Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.”

[@zk2399]

- big floppa

[@iamsobeautifulomg]

Shut up.

[@behemoth2887]

Hard to do so sometimes

[@iamsobeautifulomg]

@@behemoth2887 you don't have to do it. It should come naturally. That's why this bogus shit advice is useless.

[@adamkern6243]

I’m ashamed to admit I’ve been a half lover in the past and I regret that so much that at times I don’t know if I can live with myself. I’ve recently been going through a period of awakening and realization of my past mistakes and this poem really hit close to home for me. Edit: I wanted to thank yall for all the positive attention, I've been doing better although it's still really hard a lot of the time. Progress isn't always a straight line and I've fallen off and then gotten back on track several times and I like to think that won't happen again. I feel alone and sad a lot of the time and it's even harder because I know I did this to myself with my narcissism and jealousy, but that's just something I have to deal with at this point. But I'm still young (only 21 atm) I doubt this is the person I'll be for the rest of my life. Thanks for all the encouragement and if anyone else is going through something I know it's hard but we gotta make the most of it.

[@SuperBhavanishankar]

[@leen1q84]

Late realization is still better than no realization. Try to forgive & promise yourself to be fully present next time.

[@lisaariottiart]

I have spent 1/2 my life with Men who where 1/2 lovers. I wish I had encountered this poem earlier in life. I would pour myself, like a fountain, into people who where drains. Then one day I realized that none of my relationships where reciprocal partnerships but rather my partners would give for gain. Unbelievably, these types still come my way---all I can do is love myself and God and keep, emotional fence high and avoid pathological loneliness. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@jennyrose9454]

I'm ashamed I've only discovered some of these poems just now( 40)

[@maleehask136]

At least you realize it. There are so many people who don’t know and maybe some you will never know and live a half life thinking it was full

[@enemonaudile3189]

Do not speak to be silent. And stop only when you're finished. I love this poem. It has made my day even brighter.

[@48laws45]

Your other half is not the one you love, it is you in another time... very wise observation most people don't stumble across it because most people don't love themselves enough to realize that it is the Act of loving oneself is what attracts others, which many people confuse

[@florenceohanlon]

So if you don't the person your with you don't love yourselve, I don't quite get this

[@tiffanygilmore7008]

Not going to lie. Definitely cried listening to this. So many truths within his words. I needed this today. We must keep marching to our better selfs. We all deserve it. ❤️

[@connorstar164]

Do not love half lovers. Do not entertain half friends Do not indulge in works of the half talented Do not live half a life and do not die a half death If you choose silence, then be silent When you speak, do so until you are finished Do not silence yourself to say something And do not speak to be silent If you accept, then express it bluntly Do not mask it If you refuse then be clear about it for an ambiguous refusal is but a weak acceptance Do not accept half a solution Do not believe half truths Do not dream half a dream Do not fantasize about half hopes Half a drink will not quench your thirst Half a meal will not satiate your hunger Half the way will get you no where Half an idea will bear you no results Your other half is not the one you love It is you in another time yet in the same space It is you when you are not Half a life is a life you didn't live, A word you have not said A smile you postponed A love you have not had A friendship you did not know To reach and not arrive Work and not work Attend only to be absent What makes you a stranger to them closest to you and they strangers to you The half is a mere moment of inability but you are able for you are not half a being You are a whole that exists to live a life not half a life Kahlil Gibran

[@connorstar164]

Powerful. Speak, live, Hope, gravitate toward the light, make your light brighter, be among the the righteous, the just, the wise, use all the time you have, rejoice and face adversity.

[@lesliewarnell5172]

Thank you. 🧘🏽‍♂️🕊🦋

[@mayaboban]

Thnx

[@ruledbyvenus1859]

Much Appreciated Connor star. Thank you. 💛

[@mabelle334]

Shokran ✨

[@krelfsn]

What a blessed voice

[@MyEnemy]

Glorious.

[@richardwestwood8212]

We are all blessed in a way 🤥🤥

[@aprilrahee]

Are you from Turkey?

[@perciousmatter7001]

blessed means b less... be less... rebuke it!!

[@bernadette_ri5270]

I need to know who is the reader

[@kidcoma1340]

These words are meant to sound very wise and there are grains of truth in there, but ultimately it is a very simplistic and even shallow world view. This guy is the poetry equivalent of instagram motivation coaches. Real life isn't like that, you have your main goals (e.g. family, wealth, success, art), and you often need to make compromises in order to reach them. To put it into his words, sometimes you have to eat half a meal, so you can afford the feast at the weekend.

[@jamesprevard6555]

The man from Lebanon. Truly a philosophical genius of philosophy! A must read collection in the Universities.

[@quotesthroughouttime]

"Do not entertain half friends" definitely my favourite quote in this video ❤️

[@jkt4748]

I hear yeah, I had to drop a few friends throughout my life so far for being so transparently fake. I don’t waste time with individual’s who are false.

[@reno8494]

ME TOO. Hits hard , but I still have to do this, I'm cutting out my current ' friends ' . I think I've had low standards until now, I didn't know that I deserved any better . But shit,we only live one life, why should I live it miserably because of another ?

[@alibautista2128]

@@reno8494 Im actually going through the same thing rn but Im hesitating cos if you cut them off when there isn't any obvious reason, wouldn't you gain an enemy out of them? I just started processing this from this incident that I didn't thought they'd do, I understand that from their perspective it might be not that serious but it was an impactful thing for me, it soon made me realize all the signs I've overlooked that this friendship doesn't just really work for me, I'd just like to know how did you handle this friendship breakup in general, the decision despite the possible outcome (tendency to miss and talk to them, the heart ache, and maybe them bullying you) and to handling the outcome (if there's anything grave happened), if you could. 👉👈

[@kathymargatines3450]

​​@@reno8494 ☺️you have a good mindset. I like it when you say we only have one life why need to live it mesirably with another

[@slaphappybullet]

I know this poem, but listening to it today has made me feel so much better. I fear being too much for people. Too light hearted. Too serious. Too in love. Too indifferent. But these words have lifted me up a bit to not regret the things I’ve said in sincerity, even if it was revealing. Whatever rejection or half response I experienced had less to do with me being too much, and more to do with others with half lives not meeting me halfway.

[@Beautiful_B6277]

Very well said. I love this response. ❤️❤️❤️

[@monnieholanda8909]

Beautiful words. You sound a beautiful person

[@DAVIEYKE]

Honestly it did the same for me, I just cut things off with someone who thought I was being too much, too intense

[@supergrllondon191]

Same

[@DAVIEYKE]

@supergrl London I hope you know you're not Too much or too intense, just RIGHT ENOUGH for the Right person 🌺

[@seekingknowledge6378]

Today, It is hard to live more than half a life, to do so, we must be grateful for all that he gives and for free too.

[@sheiladay-od2me]

Kahlil Gibran is one of my favorite writers. Such wisdom.

[@beckygray5144]

“Meaning and solace aren’t to be found in the heavens, but in the trenches of everyday living.” Let’s find the wholeness in every day, and not waste our halves waiting for it to find us.

[@aerafine]

Summary: "Do or do not, there is no try."

[@metalrocker627]

Thanks Yoda

[@aerafine]

@@metalrocker627 Welcome, you are!

[@hiz8036]

Sometimes. Its better not to summarize something.

[@sovsmomXI]

word to Yoda!

[@maryvallettakeith6146]

🙄 You and Elizabeth Holmes would get along great.

[@ijazullah5237]

Sadness is a wall but between two gardens

[@LiYuan2131]

After hearing this for multiple times, I totally agree with the poet.

[@chilliante]

I am from Iran. I remember Gibran Khalil in literatures in high-school. There was a translation of one his valuables write and all students had really deep understanding on his note. This poet is amazing, I am thankfully a fan

[@nightprowler6336]

He is christian lebanese

[@nightprowler6336]

@Whitney Love what bullshit lies do you spout? None of what you said is true. He did label himself as Christian Lebanese. He left Lebanon during Ottoman persecution of Lebanese Maronites and massive famine that killed his relatives and half the Christian Lebanese population. He was never persecuted by the church, in fact he was honored by it. His books were quickly translated and published in Lebanon for all to read. He was also a member of the Christian Lebanese society of writers that lived in USA at the time. One of the members was the Christian Lebanese Nationalist "Mikhael Neayme".

[@nightprowler6336]

@Whitney Love next time, don't invent bullshit lies.

[@AlexanderMason1]

@@nightprowler6336 what does that have to do with the original comment? What a dummy.

[@originalgoldengoddess]

Yes I agree with this. When someone loves you with everything they have... allow yourself to love them back with the same capacity ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@mimid.8346]

The best and most deep masculine voice since Barry White. The poem is beautiful ❤️

[@Kris10Ortego]

Nice voice indeed.

[@nishat2999]

Idk why after watching this I am feeling fully satisfied

[@poppedballoon]

"Don’t snap off the thread of love, For once broken, it can’t be joined, and though joined it leaves a knot."

[@stellaonos9664]

Well said and noted

[@richamishra8116]

Kabirdas

[@ayushtv4349]

Rahimdass!!!

[@Analysis_Paralysis]

Beautiful! People have to be more mindful with love...

[@thomsutherland73]

"your other half is not the one you love it is you in another time, yet in the same space it is you, when you are not you".

[@gamsolar156]

That's some deep shit right there. That's awesome dude. I love poets. They speak to your heart, your soul and your kidneys. They say" once you're in beach, twice you like to stand there and swim to that boat right there"

[@mesopotamianprincess]

As beautiful as Gibran’s poetry is in English, it is transcendental in Arabic. So much of his genius lies in the way he manipulates Arabic into a melody with several layers into the meaning.

[@Danleesixdoublefive321]

Reading that must be a dream

[@severinechantalou128]

I've read Khalil Gibran in 3 languages.... (French Italian and now English) I'm still thrilled. Those words are so powerful and true. I'm 43 and I was a teenager when I first read Gibran. But now, reading those words at my age with all the life experience makes so much sense and speaks so loud and clear to my heart.... 💓 I'm happy and grateful for his words and for you to make this video such a treat! 💓💓💓

[@GreyGhost.]

" Wherever you go, go with all your heart." .. in a nutshell Khalil.

[@annabelsmith5892]

This is a great motivational poem for giving 100% to something you love. But it could also easily be interpreted as validation for fanatically minded people. There is also joy in balance and sampling many things, not putting all your energy into your job, hobby or your family. Arguably people who spend a lot of time just sitting quietly and reflecting rather than being 100% productive may also draw a lot of wisdom from that, and an ability to understand others on a deeper level than modern life sometimes allows us space to.

[@indianfirst207]

The voiceover by Shane Morris has done 100% justice to this wonderful piece

[@LatriceSkye]

Basically, if you’re going to do something, do it! Do it with everything you have and completely believe in your decision while doing it!❤

[@nainashrivastava5908]

Khalil Gibran pierces the heart in a beautiful way. He enlightens and speaks harsh truth without hurting but making you fall for his very words 😍

[@pnuthead13]

That is one of the best descriptions of what reading Gibran feels like and the reason he’s my favorite poet.

[@estelled389]

I first herd of khalil Gibran when I met one the most beautiful souls on the planet. Through him I learnt so so many things and often wonder if I would be the same person had I not . How comforting it was to have a soul so true so intune with the planet and people around him . He seemed to have a logical answer for everything. I ask myself why he loved me so much . To all the artists and poets and sinners out in the world live life your way and be happy . Namaste 🙏❤

[@markhudson8931]

Hello 👋 Estrelle. How are you doing? Hope you are fine. I’m Mark Hudson and am from Denver Colorado. Where are you from? You seem like a real country girl

[@richardyeo4019]

Thank you for sharing these beautiful words from your heart. I am grateful to know a lady who did the same for me 💜🌈🕯. Namasté 🙏🏼🤗

[@pallaveee]

My god...I got goosebumps by listening to this. Such a masterpiece of poetry and the voice is untamed.

[@diablaa708]

This hit me in my soul 🥹 I’m swallowing back tears

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

Very important. We only have one life. Let's not waste it on unimportant, mediocre things.

[@richardwestwood8212]

Not true though, I'm starting my third life already.

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

Find joy in the simple things of life and you can find deep satisfaction.

[@normasouthwood3182]

I discovered him 50years ago. I still read his books.

[@vampoftrance]

My friend Jesse James gave me this book. RIP

[@nomadicodyssey]

To reach and not arrive, work and not work, attend only to be absent; what makes you a stranger to them closest to you and they strangers to you... what chilling words every father should ponder over.

[@nirupoma9533]

I can't express my feelings how much I adore this poem,whenever I heard this poem -it gives a new outlook-I really mesmerised by this beautiful, breath taking poem,this poem literally gives guidance the one who sought so.

[@Gravite56]

I'm always going to be grateful for my friend Jerry who gave me a book by Khalil Gibran a few years ago. His words have carried me through the most difficult of times into the best of them. His words have made me a wiser kinder better human and help show me that a better way is possible.

[@tifKh]

May I ask what the book was?

[@estelled389]

Yes me also I have the prophet. It's was left behind from someone dear . I also learnt so much.

[@Lilly_L.]

The Prophet and The Prophet's Garden has been The Bible for me. Wisdom of all wisdoms ❤️

[@nyy1960]

That's good. Less chaos

[@olgak2058]

On this day, I needed to hear these words they act as a reminder, a life lesson and a prophecy for the future. How poignant, how honest in a lying world, how kind in a cruel lie and how freeing in a cage of illusion . Thank you Xxx 🙏

[@ayhanyitik5178]

exactly my thoughts and feelings. you put it well.

[@kenankamal]

Thank you for showing me the path clarification of my life. Respect 🙏

[@Miumiu12984]

Might be one of the most beautiful poem i've ever read/heard

[@joyitapatra8907]

I'm truly really grateful to have found this. I am finally feeling confident and determined about chasing my dreams. Talk to my parents openly about my problems and my wishes. Spend quality time with my lover and give time to my passion.

[@utkarshswaroopshrivastava4088]

"In the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” -Khalil Gibran

[@BlueMoonInspiration]

Exactly!

[@RD-ds2cc]

LOVE THIS. It speaks to me and my self confidence issues.

[@bekind6869]

he put so much of my unresolved fears in his courageously put eloquent words

[@zacharychastain2294]

I needed this today more than any time before...I know all the things said here but ppl try to convince me im wrong all the time...never again

[@shey2444]

I love Shakespeare, Tagore and Khalil Gibran but Rumi's poetry is from another realm alltogether. Bless them all. May their works be read for all eternity.

[@mvmcampos]

Two... 🥀🕊️🏹🙏🏽

[@gamsolar156]

Shakespeare and shampoo: i once read Shakespeare i read and read and HEADEACHE i dont understand anything !!! I scartch my head like a madman and then the white stuff...it's DANDRUFF all over my king Richard III. I run to the shop to get me some shampoo. Needless to say...never a Shakespeare as long as i have a dandruff.

[@sindhurakilaru4819]

Omg! What a voice!! 🔥🔥 i got goosebumps and when i listened to this for the first time, i started crying!! I am listening to this almost daily now..

[@anacorona2527]

I love and yearn for poetry like this. Clear, everyday words woven into seamless beauty. Nowadays I find no flow, no emotion. Sometimes not even sense. With all the respect writers deserve.

[@Orthodoxi]

As the savior said most succinctly; "Let your yes; yes, and your no; no. For what so ever is more than these cometh of evil."

[@wegotthis3031]

Wow. This poem has every piece of advice I need. I'm glad I can across this here.

[@wordsofinsight5456]

Do not listen to what other people say all the time. Do what you really want. quarter, half, or full. The strength that you seek is already within you

[@karmaipad1077]

I will not listen to you trying to tell us what to do

[@wordsofinsight5456]

@@karmaipad1077 Absolutely... You got the point ☝️

[@ayushakhalid5266]

This was so beautiful ♥️ how come living on this planet I never came across this MASTERPIECE ♥️♥️♥️

[@skunkdynamite77]

Maybe because up until that time you've only lived half your life 🤔

[@philippebuchet8426]

A few moments with Khalil Gibran's words are never a waste of time.

[@j00n7er3]

idk why it reminded me of the Charles bukwoski poem " go all the way".. . both are poems are fantastic **thankyou for giving life and,/or meaning to everything u read.

[@rodericdutcher4170]

I thought of that one as well. Both great works.

[@reedsullivan8755]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@manwithaplan135]

"Do not fantasize about half hopes"..... I needed this

[@yinbojamoh4530]

Never heard before this author in few minutes stole my heart❣️

[@florisNix]

the music hits me the most. i have a diffecult time right now. i judge myself for sharing this here but who cares. im getting blind and suffer from addiction. im getting help soon but i feel like im half living all the time. being afraid of the future i face. scared alone blind in the darkness. it makes me cry. ill get better but im afraid.

[@leezs3621]

🙏🌺

[@jazura2]

Thank you for saying it. You did the right thing. Be strong🙏

[@florisNix]

@@jazura2 thank you for the kindness

[@rapunzel1438]

Thank for this. It is always a pleasure to read his poems.

[@anishahossain3313]

Whoever recites these,has such a strong voice.💐💐💐

[@nicoledeberry1155]

This is very true. But now days most people think they need always to be with someone. Sometimes its being alone that teaches you what you truly want and deserve

[@puga420]

Tears in my eyes. Powerful words.

[@gamsolar156]

Not only chills but also some headeach. This is 1000 iq stuff. I dont understand i scartch my head and now dandruff 🤣

[@leemanayon5991]

"Do not live a life of quiet desperation." - Henry David Thoreau

[@KK-vx8lz]

Thank you. I'm so happy this popped up randomly into my feed. I needed to hear this.

[@nidhikabra2033]

I really want to appreciate the voice behind this beautiful piece of art.. it sets up the emotions

[@nda-air1873]

And now after growing up I finally get what he ment by half you , I can finally feel the feelings associated with the gorgeous words

[@sorcha3811]

What's your interpretation of that part?

[@Lara-lg4jd]

I'm lebanese from a town near the Bcherri that Khalil Gibran once called home. I was introduced to his works and legacy as a child, a toddler even. Grew up with my mother having his philosophy on children as our law. However I never understood the meanings until I was all grown. His words and works are what at times have saved my sanity. Kept me going.

[@emanuelcaparelli]

You're lucky to have such amazing role models, in Khalil and your mom.

[@Lara-lg4jd]

@Smart Idiot Nope he wasn't and if he was it does not matter I have grandparents from across the border. We all lived together the border is man-made by the french colonizers. All are from Bilad al sham so it does not matter.

[@nightprowler6336]

@Smart Idiot nope. He was Christian Lebanese from Bcharré, a hardcore Maronite Christian town that has resisted Ottoman and Syrian invasions. It's a town full of Christian Lebanese Nationalists.

[@Lara-lg4jd]

@Smart Idiot You clearly don't know your history. We where all part of ottoman Syria. Yes Khalil Gibran was from Bcherri his grandfather is a known priest. Marionite infact. To unite Syria and Lebanon was not a radical idea back then. Especially not for us north lebanese. If Gibran was born today he would be given a lebanese citizenship. All families born before 48 are lebanese. Even Armenian or Circassian they under our law are lebanese. So yalla take cred from somone else. I'm sure he would find this debate of yours beyond stupid. It's all Bilad al sham!

[@nightprowler6336]

@Smart Idiot False. Gibran never endorsed SSNP cuz SSNP was fascist party that drew influence from Nazism.

[@alFaCentauri16]

As someone who can't be satisfied with 'half' of things, this spoke to me in a very deep level.

[@BlueMoonInspiration]

Exactly!

[@brentcordon2370]

This just spoke my feelings, and just helped me wake up even more. I wanna express my complete, sincere love and appreciation for posting this video. I’ve been healing for seven years trying to release a lot of emotion, this just spoke to me. You just help me release what I need to release. I send you my love and thank you.! And and please except his healing in return. Thank you.