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Даровете на живота
Луксозното подаръчно издание „Даровете на живота“ е втората от колекцията от четири книги на ИК „Кръгозор“, които дават нов, свеж поглед към думите и мъдростта на Халил Джубран. Поет, художник, философ, той е един от най-необикновените мъдреци на 20. век. Ливанец по произход, Джубран прекарва по-голямата част от живота си в САЩ. Загадъчната му личност – европейски изтънчена и фина, и ориенталски мъдра и проникновена, продължава да вълнува хората по света.
В афоризмите, притчите и изящната поезия четем мислите на Джубран и за живота. Било то земен или небесен живот, преходен или вечен, вътрешен или външен живот – за мистичен поет от Близкия изток като него това е една-единна жизнена енергия, насищаща всичко, което можем да видим и да почувстваме, както и това, което само можем да си представим. Той създава различни представи за живота – някъде лесни и разбираеми за съвременните читатели, други – мистични, далечни, загадъчни, но съдържащи древна мъдрост.
В настоящото издание са подбрани както известни фрази на Джубран, така и по-малко познати – за природата и живота, който я изпълва, за сезоните и парадоксите в живота, за живота на душата. За човешкото пътешествие в живота: за самотата, за вечността, за истината, за красотата, за делника и празника. Възприемането на светлината и мрака, вътрешното и външното, доброто и злото като допълващи елементи, а не като противоположности, е закодирано в самото сърце на близкоизточната култура и философия. Вероятно именно това му желание да приеме с отворени обятия всяка една страна на живота е причината за въздействието на Джубран върху всички нас вече толкова дълго време.
Нашата жизнена сила се увеличава, когато внасяме повече красота в живота си, независимо под каква форма. Тогава животът ни тласка някак отвътре, за да създаваме още красота и да я споделяме с другите.
Суета са вярванията и ученията, които правят човечеството нещастно, и фалшива е добротата, която води ни към тъга и отчаяние. Тъй като целта на човечеството е да бъде щастливо на тази земя, да тръгне по пътя към блаженството и да проповядва своето евангелие, където и да отиде. Тези, които не виждат царството небесно в този живот, никога не ще го видят и в следващия.
Дошли сме в този живот не като изгнаници, дошли сме като невинни Божи създания, за да се научим как да почитаме свещения и вечен дух и как да търсим тайните, скрити в нас самите от красотата на живота.
Животът пее в нашите мълчания
и сънува в нашата просъница.
Дори когато сме смазани и унили,
животът е възкачен високо на трона си.
И когато хлипаме,
животът се усмихва към деня,
и дори когато влачим оковите си,
той е свободен.
В афоризмите, притчите и изящната поезия четем мислите на Джубран и за живота. Било то земен или небесен живот, преходен или вечен, вътрешен или външен живот – за мистичен поет от Близкия изток като него това е една-единна жизнена енергия, насищаща всичко, което можем да видим и да почувстваме, както и това, което само можем да си представим. Той създава различни представи за живота – някъде лесни и разбираеми за съвременните читатели, други – мистични, далечни, загадъчни, но съдържащи древна мъдрост.
В настоящото издание са подбрани както известни фрази на Джубран, така и по-малко познати – за природата и живота, който я изпълва, за сезоните и парадоксите в живота, за живота на душата. За човешкото пътешествие в живота: за самотата, за вечността, за истината, за красотата, за делника и празника. Възприемането на светлината и мрака, вътрешното и външното, доброто и злото като допълващи елементи, а не като противоположности, е закодирано в самото сърце на близкоизточната култура и философия. Вероятно именно това му желание да приеме с отворени обятия всяка една страна на живота е причината за въздействието на Джубран върху всички нас вече толкова дълго време.
Нашата жизнена сила се увеличава, когато внасяме повече красота в живота си, независимо под каква форма. Тогава животът ни тласка някак отвътре, за да създаваме още красота и да я споделяме с другите.
Суета са вярванията и ученията, които правят човечеството нещастно, и фалшива е добротата, която води ни към тъга и отчаяние. Тъй като целта на човечеството е да бъде щастливо на тази земя, да тръгне по пътя към блаженството и да проповядва своето евангелие, където и да отиде. Тези, които не виждат царството небесно в този живот, никога не ще го видят и в следващия.
Дошли сме в този живот не като изгнаници, дошли сме като невинни Божи създания, за да се научим как да почитаме свещения и вечен дух и как да търсим тайните, скрити в нас самите от красотата на живота.
Животът пее в нашите мълчания
и сънува в нашата просъница.
Дори когато сме смазани и унили,
животът е възкачен високо на трона си.
И когато хлипаме,
животът се усмихва към деня,
и дори когато влачим оковите си,
той е свободен.
200 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2018
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About the author
Kahlil Gibran
1,333 books15.1k followersKahlil Gibran (Arabic:
جبران خليل جبران
) was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer.
Born in the town of Bsharri in modern-day Lebanon (then part of Ottoman Mount Lebanon), as a young man he emigrated with his family to the United States where he studied art and began his literary career. In the Arab world, Gibran is regarded as a literary and political rebel. His romantic style was at the heart of a renaissance in modern Arabic literature, especially prose poetry, breaking away from the classical school. In Lebanon, he is still celebrated as a literary hero.
He is chiefly known in the English-speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet, an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prose. The book sold well despite a cool critical reception, gaining popularity in the 1930s and again, especially in the 1960s counterculture.
Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu.
Born in the town of Bsharri in modern-day Lebanon (then part of Ottoman Mount Lebanon), as a young man he emigrated with his family to the United States where he studied art and began his literary career. In the Arab world, Gibran is regarded as a literary and political rebel. His romantic style was at the heart of a renaissance in modern Arabic literature, especially prose poetry, breaking away from the classical school. In Lebanon, he is still celebrated as a literary hero.
He is chiefly known in the English-speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet, an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prose. The book sold well despite a cool critical reception, gaining popularity in the 1930s and again, especially in the 1960s counterculture.
Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu.
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October 20, 2020
I seriously doubt if this one is even remotely related to the original Kahlil Gibran's writings.
At this point of my reading life, I definitely do not want to read books that are really preachy and one-minded.
This collection was supposed to be an insightful read, like some kind of a mindful poetry collection as well as some fables thrown in here and there.
But it turned out to be really laborious and monotonous to read and enjoy.
The language and the writing style are fine but everything about the book seems so incomplete and forced.
The whole content is divided into six sections:
1) Listening to Nature's Life
2) Beauty and the Song of Life
3) Life's Human Journey
4) Seasons of Life
5) Paradoxical Life
6) The Life of the Soul
Sadly, I couldn't find a favourite line to quote here out of these many sections.
I needed a break from all the fictional and real world madness. I wanted to pick up something to relax my mind. I specifically started reading this book today because of it's pretty, calm cover (it's a beautiful edition and gifted to me! I feel like crying now 👀) but it's really sad that I simply cannot find the book remotely rewarding.
It focuses a lot on a religion as well as too busy in pointing out that human are too ignorant and the one narrating it as almost as omniscient. It's this factor that makes me feel like this book sounds really arrogant as well.
But yes, I am still going to read Kahlil Gibran's other popular books. And not such books which use the names of famous personalities for nothing.
I am still loving the cover though. Amaryllis and Co, awesome job💯
At this point of my reading life, I definitely do not want to read books that are really preachy and one-minded.
This collection was supposed to be an insightful read, like some kind of a mindful poetry collection as well as some fables thrown in here and there.
But it turned out to be really laborious and monotonous to read and enjoy.
The language and the writing style are fine but everything about the book seems so incomplete and forced.
The whole content is divided into six sections:
1) Listening to Nature's Life
2) Beauty and the Song of Life
3) Life's Human Journey
4) Seasons of Life
5) Paradoxical Life
6) The Life of the Soul
Sadly, I couldn't find a favourite line to quote here out of these many sections.
I needed a break from all the fictional and real world madness. I wanted to pick up something to relax my mind. I specifically started reading this book today because of it's pretty, calm cover (it's a beautiful edition and gifted to me! I feel like crying now 👀) but it's really sad that I simply cannot find the book remotely rewarding.
It focuses a lot on a religion as well as too busy in pointing out that human are too ignorant and the one narrating it as almost as omniscient. It's this factor that makes me feel like this book sounds really arrogant as well.
But yes, I am still going to read Kahlil Gibran's other popular books. And not such books which use the names of famous personalities for nothing.
I am still loving the cover though. Amaryllis and Co, awesome job💯
October 31, 2018
Some of my favorite verses from the book:
(1)
Life is a procession.
The slow of foot finds it too swift and steps out.
And the swift of foot finds it too slow and also steps out.
.
.
(2)
He who longs the most
lives the longest.
.
.
(3)
In the autumn, I gathered all my sorrows and buried them in my garden.
And when April returned and spring came to wed the earth, there grew in my garden beautiful flowers unlike all other flowers.
And my neighbors came to behold them, and they all said to me,
"When autumn comes again, at seeding time, will you not give us of the seeds of these flowers that we may have them in our gardens?"
.
.
(4)
Perhaps the sea's
definition of a shell
is the pearl.
Perhaps time's
definition of coal
is the diamond.
(1)
Life is a procession.
The slow of foot finds it too swift and steps out.
And the swift of foot finds it too slow and also steps out.
.
.
(2)
He who longs the most
lives the longest.
.
.
(3)
In the autumn, I gathered all my sorrows and buried them in my garden.
And when April returned and spring came to wed the earth, there grew in my garden beautiful flowers unlike all other flowers.
And my neighbors came to behold them, and they all said to me,
"When autumn comes again, at seeding time, will you not give us of the seeds of these flowers that we may have them in our gardens?"
.
.
(4)
Perhaps the sea's
definition of a shell
is the pearl.
Perhaps time's
definition of coal
is the diamond.
October 13, 2021
Διαβάστε το review στο site μας:
https://www.culture21century.gr/2021/...
Ο Kahlil Gibran ήταν Λιβανέζος συγγραφέας, ποιητής, φιλόσοφος και εικαστικός καλλιτέχνης, και ίσως αρκετοί να το αγνοούν, αλλά παρά τη σύντομη ζωή του, έχει αφήσει ένα εξαιρετικά σημαντικό και σπουδαίο έργο πίσω του -μέσα σε αυτά και το βιβλίο "Ο Προφήτης", το οποίο παραµένει µέχρι σήµερα ένα από τα πιο σηµαντικά και πολυδιαβασµένα πνευµατικά κείµενα όλων των εποχών.
Παρά που ο Gibran πέρασε το μεγαλύτερο μέρος της ενήλικης ζωής του στη Δύση, οι δεσμοί του με την πατρίδα του έμειναν εξαιρετικά ισχυροί, κάτι το οποίο μπορεί να διακρίνει κανείς τόσο στον τρόπο γραφής του όσο και στην κουλτούρα που διακατέχει τα κείμενά του, η οποία και διαθέτει μια ξεχωριστή αισθητική, κάπως ονειρική κι αέρινη.
Ο Gibran θεωρείται, και διόλου άδικα, ως ένας από τους πιο δημοφιλείς στοχαστές στον κόσμο, με τα έργα του να έχουν μεγαλύτερη επίδραση και επιρροή απ' όσο ίσως να φαντάζεται κανείς, με τα μυστικιστικά του γραπτά να είναι τα πλέον δημοφιλή όλων, τόσο για την έμπνευση που χαρακτηρίζει τα ίδια, όσο και για την έμπνευση που έχουν καταφέρει να προσφέρουν στους αναγνώστες τους.
Σήμερα, οι εκδόσεις οι Διόπτρα φέρνουν και στα δικά μας χέρια ένα μέρος της σοφίας και των στοχασμών του ξεχωριστού αυτού ανθρώπου και συγγραφέα, μέσα από δύο μικρά σε μέγεθος βιβλία, τα οποία, όμως, κρύβουν μέσα τους μερικές από τις μεγαλύτερες και σπουδαιότερες αλήθειες της ζωής και της αγάπης. Φυσικά, ο λόγος για "Το μικρό βιβλίο της ζωής" και "Το μικρό βιβλίο της αγάπης", που όπως μαρτυρούν και οι τίτλοι τους, αλλά και όσα προείπα.
Τα δύο αυτά βιβλία έχει επιμεληθεί ο Neil Douglas Klotz, ο οποίος έχει συγκεντρώσει τα σημαντικότερα ίσως σημεία σκέψης και προσέγγισης των δύο αυτών εννοιών, της ζωής και της αγάπης, που η μία τροφοδοτεί την άλλη και που η μία ζει μέσα από την άλλη. Η ζωή δεν είναι απλά κάτι στο οποίο έχεις δικαίωμα, αλλά που πρέπει να διεκδικείς κάθε της πλευρά και ό,τι αυτή έχει να σου προσφέρει, κάθε μέρα, κάθε ώρα, κάθε στιγμή, προσπαθώντας να αναδείξεις τα καλύτερα σημεία αυτής και μέσα απ' αυτήν να βελτιώσεις το ίδιο σου το εγώ. Η αγάπη, από την άλλη, δεν είναι απλά κάτι που μας συμβαίνει, αλλά κάτι το ιερό, μια βαθιά εμπειρία που μας οδηγεί στην αυτοπραγμάτωση, αρκεί ν' ακολουθήσουμε τα σωστά μονοπάτια μέχρι, όχι να την κατακτήσουμε, αλλά να την αφήσουμε να μας κατακτήσει εκείνη.
Δύο πολύ όμορφα βιβλία, που παρά το μικρό τους μέγεθος περιέχουν πολύ μεγάλες αλήθειες και πολύ σοφά λόγια, τα οποία θα έπρεπε ν' αποτελούν οδηγό κι έμπνευση στη ζωή κάθε ανθρώπου. Μικρές φιλοσοφίες με μεγάλη βαρύτητα, με ρομαντική, τρυφερή και ειλικρινή διάθεση, που μιλάνε κατευθείαν στην καρδιά σου, είτε είσαι λάτρης της ποίησης είτε όχι. Κι αν δεν είσαι, ίσως μέσα απ' αυτούς τους λογοτεχνικούς "θησαυρούς" να γίνεις.
https://www.culture21century.gr/2021/...
Ο Kahlil Gibran ήταν Λιβανέζος συγγραφέας, ποιητής, φιλόσοφος και εικαστικός καλλιτέχνης, και ίσως αρκετοί να το αγνοούν, αλλά παρά τη σύντομη ζωή του, έχει αφήσει ένα εξαιρετικά σημαντικό και σπουδαίο έργο πίσω του -μέσα σε αυτά και το βιβλίο "Ο Προφήτης", το οποίο παραµένει µέχρι σήµερα ένα από τα πιο σηµαντικά και πολυδιαβασµένα πνευµατικά κείµενα όλων των εποχών.
Παρά που ο Gibran πέρασε το μεγαλύτερο μέρος της ενήλικης ζωής του στη Δύση, οι δεσμοί του με την πατρίδα του έμειναν εξαιρετικά ισχυροί, κάτι το οποίο μπορεί να διακρίνει κανείς τόσο στον τρόπο γραφής του όσο και στην κουλτούρα που διακατέχει τα κείμενά του, η οποία και διαθέτει μια ξεχωριστή αισθητική, κάπως ονειρική κι αέρινη.
Ο Gibran θεωρείται, και διόλου άδικα, ως ένας από τους πιο δημοφιλείς στοχαστές στον κόσμο, με τα έργα του να έχουν μεγαλύτερη επίδραση και επιρροή απ' όσο ίσως να φαντάζεται κανείς, με τα μυστικιστικά του γραπτά να είναι τα πλέον δημοφιλή όλων, τόσο για την έμπνευση που χαρακτηρίζει τα ίδια, όσο και για την έμπνευση που έχουν καταφέρει να προσφέρουν στους αναγνώστες τους.
Σήμερα, οι εκδόσεις οι Διόπτρα φέρνουν και στα δικά μας χέρια ένα μέρος της σοφίας και των στοχασμών του ξεχωριστού αυτού ανθρώπου και συγγραφέα, μέσα από δύο μικρά σε μέγεθος βιβλία, τα οποία, όμως, κρύβουν μέσα τους μερικές από τις μεγαλύτερες και σπουδαιότερες αλήθειες της ζωής και της αγάπης. Φυσικά, ο λόγος για "Το μικρό βιβλίο της ζωής" και "Το μικρό βιβλίο της αγάπης", που όπως μαρτυρούν και οι τίτλοι τους, αλλά και όσα προείπα.
Τα δύο αυτά βιβλία έχει επιμεληθεί ο Neil Douglas Klotz, ο οποίος έχει συγκεντρώσει τα σημαντικότερα ίσως σημεία σκέψης και προσέγγισης των δύο αυτών εννοιών, της ζωής και της αγάπης, που η μία τροφοδοτεί την άλλη και που η μία ζει μέσα από την άλλη. Η ζωή δεν είναι απλά κάτι στο οποίο έχεις δικαίωμα, αλλά που πρέπει να διεκδικείς κάθε της πλευρά και ό,τι αυτή έχει να σου προσφέρει, κάθε μέρα, κάθε ώρα, κάθε στιγμή, προσπαθώντας να αναδείξεις τα καλύτερα σημεία αυτής και μέσα απ' αυτήν να βελτιώσεις το ίδιο σου το εγώ. Η αγάπη, από την άλλη, δεν είναι απλά κάτι που μας συμβαίνει, αλλά κάτι το ιερό, μια βαθιά εμπειρία που μας οδηγεί στην αυτοπραγμάτωση, αρκεί ν' ακολουθήσουμε τα σωστά μονοπάτια μέχρι, όχι να την κατακτήσουμε, αλλά να την αφήσουμε να μας κατακτήσει εκείνη.
Δύο πολύ όμορφα βιβλία, που παρά το μικρό τους μέγεθος περιέχουν πολύ μεγάλες αλήθειες και πολύ σοφά λόγια, τα οποία θα έπρεπε ν' αποτελούν οδηγό κι έμπνευση στη ζωή κάθε ανθρώπου. Μικρές φιλοσοφίες με μεγάλη βαρύτητα, με ρομαντική, τρυφερή και ειλικρινή διάθεση, που μιλάνε κατευθείαν στην καρδιά σου, είτε είσαι λάτρης της ποίησης είτε όχι. Κι αν δεν είσαι, ίσως μέσα απ' αυτούς τους λογοτεχνικούς "θησαυρούς" να γίνεις.
January 26, 2021
oh nozzzz wanted to like this book as a whole but there are some parts where i didnt enjoy them as much. maybe i might be a little bit biased here but i dont really fancy kahlil gibran's style of writing so i guess its the reason why that i wasnt able to appreciate his poetry a lot.
however, i do have some that i really like and one of them is "youth and knowledge":
you cannot have youth
and the knowledge of it
at the same time.
for youth is too busy living
to know,
and knowledge is too busy
seeking itself
to live.
however, i do have some that i really like and one of them is "youth and knowledge":
you cannot have youth
and the knowledge of it
at the same time.
for youth is too busy living
to know,
and knowledge is too busy
seeking itself
to live.
July 10, 2023
Mesmerizing and lovely. ❤️
July 18, 2025
Around the world: Lebanon
May 28, 2018
He who longs lives the longest
September 10, 2018
Timeless poems.
January 19, 2022
Poszukiwanie sensu życia czasami wydaje się wyjątkowo trudnym zadaniem. Bo czym tak naprawdę jest ten sens i czy to ma oznaczać, że będziemy szczęśliwi? Jeśli patrzeć na to z racjonalnego punktu widzenia to tak, ale w sumie to właśnie on wydaje się irracjonalny. Próbujemy jako jednostka odnaleźć swoje miejsce w całym społeczeństwie, nawet czymś więcej – w uniwersum. I co dalej, gdy je odnajdziemy? Powinniśmy czuć się spełnieni, bo nasze życie ma bardzo konkretny cel, a my tworzymy coś znacznie większego, coś, co nawet w odniesieniu do naszej wyobraźni jest potęgą. Niemniej i tak nie każdy z nas, kto odnalazł swoje miejsce na Ziemi, czuje się szczęśliwy. A co z wypaleniem? Co z nowymi celami?
Mój wstęp wydaje się być mocno emocjonalny i nacechowany wrogością, niesprawiedliwością i wręcz agresywnością, ale zapewniam Was, że nie tak się czuję. Jestem człowiekiem, który głęboko wierzy w sens życia i mnie nie obchodzi, że to tak naprawdę tylko moja wiara i działania. Póki czuję, że jestem tam, gdzie powinnam, że jestem jednym z trybików kolosalnego mechanizmu, czuję się dobrze. Lecz nic mi nie zabrania zmieniać sens życia albo poszukiwać nowych refleksji na ten temat. Teraz powinnam powiedzieć, że z tego względu postanowiłam przeczytać "Małą Księgę Życia według Kahila Gibrana", ale to byłaby nieprawda. Przyciągnęły mnie zwierzęta na okładce. Po co czytać opisy? Albo zastanawiać się nad tytułem? Choćby po to, żeby wiedzieć, co zaczyna się czytać. Ale nie ma tego złego, co by na dobre nie wyszło, bo ta książka okazała się dla mnie niezmiernie ważną pozycją literacką, która niesie ze sobą wiele cenionych przeze mnie wartości.
"Mała Księga Życia" to zbiór mądrości, krótkich opowiastek i wierszy Kahila Gibrana, czyli libańskiego pisarza. Sam styl, jakim się posługuje, jest mocno poetycki, miejscami wręcz patetyczny, ale posiada też w sobie rodzaj kunsztownej prostoty. Brzmi to trochę jak oksymoron, ale gdy się czyta, większość treści jest zrozumiałych i przejrzystych, choć da się wyczuć właśnie tę poetyckość. Dominuje tu sarkazm, który jest wypowiadany przyjaznym tonem. Ma śmieszyć, ale też skłaniać do refleksji, by się czegoś konkretnego nauczyć. Czuć w tym wszystkim barwność, ale ta barwność wcale nie pochodzi ze środków stylistycznych, a przynajmniej nie w takiej mierze, jakby mogło się wydawać. To odpowiedni dobór słów nadaje piękno i wielowymiarowość całym zdaniom i zwrotom.
Odwołując się już do treści, to muszę rozpocząć od tego, że one mocno do mnie przemawiają – i na poziomie racjonalności, i na poziomie nie do końca uświadomionych emocji. Dotyczą samego życia i tego, co w nim jest najważniejsze. Oczywiście autor w pewnym sensie narzuca swoje własne wartości, ale jest to rodzaj przemawiającej sugestii, gdzie nikt nie musi się obawiać, że jeśli zdecyduje inaczej, to będzie to nieodpowiednie lub błędne. Przez te wiersze przemawia rodzaj niesamowitej duchowości – tej, która wynika z religijności, ale i tej wynikające z duchowych przeżyć. Zazwyczaj odrzucam takie treści, ponieważ wyczuwam w nich zbyt dużą dozę fanatyzmu. Natomiast tutaj dominowała naturalność. To, w co chcemy wierzyć, jest wyłącznie naszym wyborem i to my doprowadzamy do rozwoju swojej duchowej sfery. "Mała Księga Życia" daje możliwość spojrzenia w głąb siebie i dokonania refleksji na temat własnego życia i własnych wyborów.
Nie można też nie zwrócić uwagi na piękne wydanie tej krótkiej książeczki. Takie małe, a daje tyle radości. Zachęca ładnym wyglądem wizualnym, ale też przejrzystością umieszczonych w niej treści. Pojawiają się rozdziały, które kierują czytelnika na odpowiednie tory i pozwalają przygotować się do tego, co przyniesie nadchodząca treść.
Niezmiernie cieszę się, że doszło do tej małej pomyłki z mojej strony. Chciałam opowieść o zwierzętach, otrzymałam opowieść o życiu, ludziach i... też trochę o zwierzętach. Już dawno nie udało mi się poczuć w sobie tyle emocji i dać się ponieść głębokim refleksjom, które realnie zmieniły małe części mojego życia.
Mój wstęp wydaje się być mocno emocjonalny i nacechowany wrogością, niesprawiedliwością i wręcz agresywnością, ale zapewniam Was, że nie tak się czuję. Jestem człowiekiem, który głęboko wierzy w sens życia i mnie nie obchodzi, że to tak naprawdę tylko moja wiara i działania. Póki czuję, że jestem tam, gdzie powinnam, że jestem jednym z trybików kolosalnego mechanizmu, czuję się dobrze. Lecz nic mi nie zabrania zmieniać sens życia albo poszukiwać nowych refleksji na ten temat. Teraz powinnam powiedzieć, że z tego względu postanowiłam przeczytać "Małą Księgę Życia według Kahila Gibrana", ale to byłaby nieprawda. Przyciągnęły mnie zwierzęta na okładce. Po co czytać opisy? Albo zastanawiać się nad tytułem? Choćby po to, żeby wiedzieć, co zaczyna się czytać. Ale nie ma tego złego, co by na dobre nie wyszło, bo ta książka okazała się dla mnie niezmiernie ważną pozycją literacką, która niesie ze sobą wiele cenionych przeze mnie wartości.
"Mała Księga Życia" to zbiór mądrości, krótkich opowiastek i wierszy Kahila Gibrana, czyli libańskiego pisarza. Sam styl, jakim się posługuje, jest mocno poetycki, miejscami wręcz patetyczny, ale posiada też w sobie rodzaj kunsztownej prostoty. Brzmi to trochę jak oksymoron, ale gdy się czyta, większość treści jest zrozumiałych i przejrzystych, choć da się wyczuć właśnie tę poetyckość. Dominuje tu sarkazm, który jest wypowiadany przyjaznym tonem. Ma śmieszyć, ale też skłaniać do refleksji, by się czegoś konkretnego nauczyć. Czuć w tym wszystkim barwność, ale ta barwność wcale nie pochodzi ze środków stylistycznych, a przynajmniej nie w takiej mierze, jakby mogło się wydawać. To odpowiedni dobór słów nadaje piękno i wielowymiarowość całym zdaniom i zwrotom.
Odwołując się już do treści, to muszę rozpocząć od tego, że one mocno do mnie przemawiają – i na poziomie racjonalności, i na poziomie nie do końca uświadomionych emocji. Dotyczą samego życia i tego, co w nim jest najważniejsze. Oczywiście autor w pewnym sensie narzuca swoje własne wartości, ale jest to rodzaj przemawiającej sugestii, gdzie nikt nie musi się obawiać, że jeśli zdecyduje inaczej, to będzie to nieodpowiednie lub błędne. Przez te wiersze przemawia rodzaj niesamowitej duchowości – tej, która wynika z religijności, ale i tej wynikające z duchowych przeżyć. Zazwyczaj odrzucam takie treści, ponieważ wyczuwam w nich zbyt dużą dozę fanatyzmu. Natomiast tutaj dominowała naturalność. To, w co chcemy wierzyć, jest wyłącznie naszym wyborem i to my doprowadzamy do rozwoju swojej duchowej sfery. "Mała Księga Życia" daje możliwość spojrzenia w głąb siebie i dokonania refleksji na temat własnego życia i własnych wyborów.
Nie można też nie zwrócić uwagi na piękne wydanie tej krótkiej książeczki. Takie małe, a daje tyle radości. Zachęca ładnym wyglądem wizualnym, ale też przejrzystością umieszczonych w niej treści. Pojawiają się rozdziały, które kierują czytelnika na odpowiednie tory i pozwalają przygotować się do tego, co przyniesie nadchodząca treść.
Niezmiernie cieszę się, że doszło do tej małej pomyłki z mojej strony. Chciałam opowieść o zwierzętach, otrzymałam opowieść o życiu, ludziach i... też trochę o zwierzętach. Już dawno nie udało mi się poczuć w sobie tyle emocji i dać się ponieść głębokim refleksjom, które realnie zmieniły małe części mojego życia.
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February 18, 2019It has been long time that I picked a book from my to-be-read book list. I have been obsessed with the thought of poetry all around me. This book I picked from the World Book Fair in Delhi on my birthday. It took me a while to finish this sweetheart, outpouring each and every word from the book. I am glad that it is not a novel, which has a series of events following every chapter. The poems has a short-life while you read and long lasting memory in your brain. It has been an incredible read, following different objects such as nature, human being and more about life. At the end of the book, I could not figure out which was my favorite poems, out of all. However, I would like to quote few lines from this wonderful collection of poems.
"There are no miracles beyond the seasons, yet You and I do not know all the seasons"
"In the autumn, I gathered all my sorrows and buried them in my garden"
"There are no miracles beyond the seasons, yet You and I do not know all the seasons"
"In the autumn, I gathered all my sorrows and buried them in my garden"
August 12, 2018
Read into mystery of the mysteries. These are some of Gibran’s writings regarding the daily life’ of humanity’s purpose and experiences.
May 6, 2020
Kahlil Gibran's 'Little Book Of Life' is divided into six sections. Each section consists of thoughts and poems about varied ideas, phenomenons and a lot more. The first section is named 'Listening To Nature's Life' and consists of poems about nature and our reactions. The second section is called 'Beauty And The Song Of Life' and has poems that reflect on life's purpose, the importance of freedom and more. Next section is named 'Life's Human Journey' wherein there are poems which communicate how if you find pleasure in everyday life, you will find beauty. The next section is called 'Seasons Of Life' and here the poet discusses the various seasons with respect to life. The next section is named 'Paradoxical Life' and reflects on how it's in the paradoxes that we discover the unity and the essence of life. The last section is called 'The Life Of The Soul' and talks about the Greater Self and the soul.
This book is beautiful. It's so complete and that it made me feel like whole again. Pick it up on your darkest days to feel better. Or pick it up just to read beautiful poetry.
This book is beautiful. It's so complete and that it made me feel like whole again. Pick it up on your darkest days to feel better. Or pick it up just to read beautiful poetry.
March 31, 2019
THE VALUE OF TIME
They deem me mad because
I will not sell my days for gold.
And I deem them mad because
they think my days have a price.
They spread before us their riches
of gold and silver, of ivory and ebony,
and we spread before them
our hearts and our spirits.
And yet they deem
themselves the hosts
and us the guests.
These words above not just capture ones attention but soothes ones soul. Kahlil Gibran is a poet who digs deep into the life, death and all in between LIFE and DEATH to convey a very simple but complicated message to the humankind. His Little Book of Life is not short of any Wisdom which a person is in search of. As Neil Douglas-Klotz says these are "Timeless Wisdom to Feed the Spirit and Nourish the Soul".
They deem me mad because
I will not sell my days for gold.
And I deem them mad because
they think my days have a price.
They spread before us their riches
of gold and silver, of ivory and ebony,
and we spread before them
our hearts and our spirits.
And yet they deem
themselves the hosts
and us the guests.
These words above not just capture ones attention but soothes ones soul. Kahlil Gibran is a poet who digs deep into the life, death and all in between LIFE and DEATH to convey a very simple but complicated message to the humankind. His Little Book of Life is not short of any Wisdom which a person is in search of. As Neil Douglas-Klotz says these are "Timeless Wisdom to Feed the Spirit and Nourish the Soul".
August 6, 2020
I have read Kahlil Gibran's works: "The Prophet" and "Sand and Foam". "Sand and Foam" is my favorite. I find it to be the most insightful. I was happy to see his name in this work "Kahlil Girban's Little Book of Life" within the stacks of my library.
There is a nice assortment of Gibran's poetry in this book. All of it, unrecognizable to me.
'The Value of Time' calls to me on a high range of feelings, in having to sacrifice personal time for the almighty dollar... "They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold. And I deem them mad because they think my days have a price".
There is a nice assortment of Gibran's poetry in this book. All of it, unrecognizable to me.
'The Value of Time' calls to me on a high range of feelings, in having to sacrifice personal time for the almighty dollar... "They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold. And I deem them mad because they think my days have a price".
November 23, 2023
I echo the sentiment of others: it does not read like other books by Kahlil Gibran. You can tell it was edited posthumously.
It's a bit all over the place: there's poetry, there's prose, there's a mix of topics that sometimes feel fluid and sometimes confusing.
It's a bit all over the place: there's poetry, there's prose, there's a mix of topics that sometimes feel fluid and sometimes confusing.
February 6, 2019
An excellent compendium of Kahlil Girbran's wisdom - mostly the lesser known works, which makes it a special volume every Gibran fan should have on the shelf.
February 11, 2021
I thought this was a good book for my guest bathroom. Pretty to look at and thumb through.
August 17, 2023
é um bom livro para refletir sobre a importância das coisas na nossa vida, mas não me tocou o suficiente nas emoções, como a poesia costuma fazer, para dar uma classificação mais alta
September 8, 2023
*2.5/5.0
November 13, 2023
Gorgeous poetry. As always. I can get lost in Gibran's words for hours.
December 23, 2023
Too preachy for my taste
January 23, 2024
I loved some poems, and didn't understand some. It's a beautiful compilation. Interpretations will change, based on our own personal journeys and life experiences over time.
July 11, 2024
Simple, beautiful, and wise.
March 28, 2021
I know the name Kahlil Gibran, but haven't checked out any of his work. I figured, seeing this on the library shelf, that maybe this collection could act as an easy introduction that would give me some scope of his style and ideas. I sort of expected to be more enraptured with this, especially because I am not adverse to poetry collections designed to be inspirational, but it was just sort of an okay book of poetry. It wasn't bad by any means, but it didn't blow me away based on what I had heard about Kahlil Gibran. Maybe this is due to the translation or how the book is formatted, either way I definitely think if I want to get an idea of Gibran as a poet then I need to look elsewhere.
January 26, 2022
When, with an incalculable number of infinitesimal needles of insufferable coldness of ice, a stony heart is pricked over and over again at the same spot, the heart of stone steadily turns into flesh and the flesh start to tear and bleed of love, passion and peace. And he heals the wounds he ripped, with his own soothing words so you know you are, after all, a human, behind the veil of indifference and are very much capable of experiencing peace followed by pain.
August 31, 2021
Words with so much wisdom.
I have always been a fan of poetry. Gibran is a great peot and his poetry is filled with great wisdom. Each night as I read a few lines I was filled with such epiphany of my own thoughts towards the world. The author has tried to keep in tact the true essence and done justice in translation.
I have always been a fan of poetry. Gibran is a great peot and his poetry is filled with great wisdom. Each night as I read a few lines I was filled with such epiphany of my own thoughts towards the world. The author has tried to keep in tact the true essence and done justice in translation.
December 9, 2023
"O Pequeno Livro da Vida" e o "Pequeno Livro do Amor" são coletâneas de poesias, contos, parábolas e provérbios do poeta líbano-americano Kahlil Gibran, mostrando toda a sua habilidade na escrita mística e filosósfica, que bebe da mesma fonte dos poetas islâmicos sufis. São obras repletas de beleza, capazes de promover reflexões sobre diferentes aspectos da nossa existência.
November 18, 2018
Só porque alguns dos textos de Kahlil me emocionam e me fortalecem porque me relembram quem sou...por mim, vale a pena ler e reler!
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