Burned Cup
Source: http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/images23/cup1d.jpg
I’ve loved Kahlil Gibran since I was a teen and I’m delighted I can find it online anytime I please (although my copy of The Prophet has been on my shelf for over 20 years):
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.
And how else can it be?
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter’s oven?
I love that line…it stays with me. Don’t get the wrong idea, I’m not being carved out right now! However, it’s powerful truths that bring comfort.
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