On Marriage​, Kahlil Gibran

On Marriage
​Kahlil Gibran

You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. You shall be together when the white winds of death scatter your days. Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God. But let there be spaces in your togetherness, and let the winds of the heavens dance between you.  Love one another, but make not a bond of love; Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other's cup but drink nor from one cup. Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone. Even as the strings of a lute are alone through they quiver with the same music. Give your hearts, but not into one another's keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together yet not too near together:  For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow. 


 I do not claim to be the original author of this script. I am sharing it like this to make it easier for anyone to use.


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