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If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?
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"If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?"

- Kahlil Gibran

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This quote by Kahlil Gibran is a pointer that our inner state of being has a direct effect on our external environment. If our hearts are filled with anger, hatred, and other negative emotions, it will be challenging to cultivate a favorable and efficient environment. We can not anticipate to discover appeal and pleasure in our lives if our hearts resemble a volcano, constantly emerging with unfavorable emotions. Instead, we must strive to cultivate a heart that is filled with love, empathy, and understanding. Just then can we anticipate to see flowers bloom in our lives. This quote works as a suggestion that we should take obligation for our inner state of being in order to create a favorable and efficient environment.

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Kahlil Gibran This quote is written / told by Kahlil Gibran between January 6, 1883 and April 10, 1931. He was a famous Poet from Lebanon. The author also have 89 other quotes.

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