Fear. Poem by Kahlil Gibran

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Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931; Gibran also spelled Jibran, Khalil also spelled Kahlil, Arabic name in full Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān) was a Lebanese author, philosopher, poet and artist. His poetry is notable for its use of formal language and insights on topics of life using spiritual terms. Gibran's best-known work is The Prophet, a book composed of 26 poetic essays. He was a key figure in the Romantic movement that transformed Arabic literature in the first half of the twentieth century.
Kahlil Gibran grew up in the region of Bsharri in Lebanon. During his youth he did not receive any formal schooling since his family was poor, but he was visited regularly by priests who taught him about the Bible, the Syriac and Arabic languages. During his youth, his family's property was confiscated by the Ottoman authorities after Kahlil Gibran's father was sent to prison for fraud and tax evasion. With no home, the Gibran family decided to follow Gibran's uncle and emigrate to the United States; they left for New York on June 25, 1895. Kahlil Gibran's father had been released in 1894 but decided to stay in Lebanon.
At the time the second largest Lebanese community was in Boston's South End, and thus the Gibran family decided to settle in that area. Gibran's mother started working as a peddler to bring in money for the family, and Khalil Gibran started school on September 30, 1895. Because Kahlil Gibran had no formal schooling in Lebanon he was placed in a special class for immigrants who had to learn English.
In his early teens, the artistry of Gibran's drawings caught the interest of his teachers and he was introduced to the avant-garde Boston artist, photographer and publisher Fred Holland Day, who encouraged and supported Gibran in his artistic and cultural endeavors.
Gibran's first published works were drawings, which were used for book covers in 1898. His first art exhibition was held in 1904 in Boston. It was during this exhibition that Gibran met Mary Elizabeth Haskell, a respected headmistress ten years his senior. The two formed an important friendship that lasted for the rest of Gibran's life, and Haskell influenced not only Gibran's personal life, but his career as well. In 1908 Gibran went to study art with Auguste Rodin in Paris for two years.
Gibran died on 10 April 1931 of cirrhosis of the liver. He was an alcoholic and had been in poor health since the early 1920s. His body was taken to Boston, and despite his family’s fears that he would be denied Catholic rites, his friend Monsignor Stephen El-Douaihy conducted a funeral mass. Several memorial services were conducted during the following weeks. Since Gibran was a major Arabic literary figure, the procession to Bisharri and the associated ceremonies were elaborate to the edge of absurdity. Gibran had wanted to be buried in his native village, and his coffin was sent to Lebanon in 1932 when Mary Haskell and his sister Mariana purchased the Mar Sarkis Monastery in Lebanon (Mar Sarkis and the Gibran Museum).
Kahlil Gibran occupies a curious place in literary history. As one of the writers who broke with the old and rigid conventions of Arabic poetry and literary prose, he is among the great figures in the twentieth-century revival of Arabic literature. His Arabic works are read, admired, and taught, and they are published and sold among the classics of Arabic literature. In English, on the other hand, a chasm remains between his popularity and the lack of critical respect for his work. Nevertheless, his works are widely read and are regarded as serious literature by people who do not often read such literature. The unconventional beauty of his language and the moral earnestness of his ideas allow
him to speak to a broad audience as only a handful of other twentieth-century poets have.
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@nickentsminger6151 3 ай бұрын

Gibran was a genius. This poem has taught me to appreciate and enjoy the ride which we cannot stop, but know the end is going to epic.

@pratimasunar8098 3 жыл бұрын

I feel relax when I listen this poem .. beautiful and just wow❤️❣️

@Urbroishere 6 ай бұрын

I stumbled upon this incredible poem the other day, and I just can't get it out of my head. It's like each word was carefully selected to paint a vivid picture in my mind. The imagery is so powerful; it's as if I'm transported to another world every time I read it. And the way the poet plays with language, weaving together rhyme and rhythm, is simply mesmerizing. It's one of those rare pieces of writing that leaves you pondering long after you've finished reading it. Trust me, this poem is an absolute gem.

@trishal2830 6 ай бұрын

Bro same , i literally never seen such a beautiful poem. the visuals are making the "feel"

@yvettevermeulen75 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favourites... Meaningful and so beautiful! ❤️Thank you for the beauty!

@ranjicherian 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful & Relaxing 👌

@limi396 2 жыл бұрын

Visuals are just wow and so is the rendering . Wow

@trishal2830 6 ай бұрын

I've never seen sucha a great motivational poem in my whole life ,for real. with such beautiful visuals. Literally its Amazing !. #bestpoemever

@raneeshkamar3257 2 жыл бұрын

Simply Excellent. Awesome visuals, music and narration.

@senk2352 3 жыл бұрын

There's "fear and trembling" (to use the expression of Soren Kierkegaard) when we move away from our essence. Kahlil Gibran is echoing the central insight of the great spiritual traditions when he says that the river trembles in fear because it sees itself as separate from the vast ocean. In a way the poem describes the "dark night of the soul" (St John of the Cross) when a seeker experiences a horrifying void before merging with the essence. To Kahlil Gibran there's no going back, there's only one way and that is to merge with truth. Become truth itself. And it's near. In the memorable words of Ken Wilber, "When the thunder roars, do you not hear your Self? When the lightning cracks, do you not see your Self? When clouds float quietly across the sky, is this not your very own limitless Being, waving back at you?". The video offers a rich visual experience.

@nakinariya7038 2 жыл бұрын

AWSOME...So. Touching

@VinayakrishnanKR 3 жыл бұрын

beautiful!

@maritzamanuel8120 Жыл бұрын

I've been watching this video every day before work.🌸

@SlavicGirl. Жыл бұрын

I have been watching this video a lot as well. Beautiful poem and beautifully made video.

@madhubarigari8391 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@dilspeaks 2 жыл бұрын

I usually see all the uploads in this channel and can say that this one is the best. The most wholistic video of this channel yet. The visuals, edits, music and the narration pauses are in consonance with the poem. The same cannot be said about some other videos. Keep up the good work