"When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight"
- Kahlil Gibran
About this Quote
This quote by Kahlil Gibran speaks to the concept that joy and sadness are 2 sides of the same coin. It recommends that joy and grief are linked and that one can not exist without the other. The quote encourages us to look within ourselves and acknowledge that the same thing that brings us delight can also bring us sorrow. It is a reminder that life has plenty of low and high, which we ought to not hesitate to accept both. It is a pointer that pleasure and sadness are both part of the human experience, and that we must not be afraid to feel both. By looking within ourselves, we can discover the strength to accept and appreciate both pleasure and sorrow.
This quote is written / told by Kahlil Gibran between January 6, 1883 and April 10, 1931. He was a famous Poet from Lebanon.
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