Quote by Kahlil Gibran

All these things have you said of beauty. Yet in truth you spoke not of her but of needs unsatisfied, And beauty is not a need but an ecstasy. It is not a mouth thirsting nor an empty hand stretched forth, But rather a heart enflamed and a soul enchanted. It is not the image you would see nor the song you would hear, But rather an image you see though you close your eyes and a song you hear though you shut your ears. It is not the sap within the furrowed bark, nor a wing attached to a claw, But rather a garden for ever in bloom and a flock of angels for ever in flight. People of Orphalese, beauty is life when life unveils her holy face. But you are life and you are the veil. Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. But you are eternity and your are the mirror.

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Summary

This quote by Kahlil Gibran provides a profound explanation of beauty, challenging the conventional understanding of it as a mere fulfillment of needs. According to Gibran, beauty is not driven by desires but is instead an ecstatic experience that touches the heart and enchants the soul. It surpasses the visual and auditory senses, as it can be perceived with closed eyes and shut ears. It is not confined to physical forms or attachments but encompasses a perpetually blossoming garden and a forever soaring flock of angels. Beauty lies in the revelation of life's sacred visage, but the observer and observer are one; beauty is eternity reflecting upon itself in a mirror, and you are both eternity and the mirror.

By Kahlil Gibran

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