Sand and Foam

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A book of aphorisms, poems, and parables by the author of "The Prophet" - a philosopher at his window commenting on the scene passing below.

100 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1,1926

About the author

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Kahlil Gibran (Arabic: جبران خليل جبران) was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer.
Born in the town of Bsharri in modern-day Lebanon (then part of Ottoman Mount Lebanon), as a young man he emigrated with his family to the United States where he studied art and began his literary career. In the Arab world, Gibran is regarded as a literary and political rebel. His romantic style was at the heart of a renaissance in modern Arabic literature, especially prose poetry, breaking away from the classical school. In Lebanon, he is still celebrated as a literary hero.
He is chiefly known in the English-speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet, an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prose. The book sold well despite a cool critical reception, gaining popularity in the 1930s and again, especially in the 1960s counterculture.
Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu.

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March 26,2025
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جبران
يعني وجع القلب القديم
يعني انك تفتح جرح وتحط عليه سبرتو علي التطهير

يعني وصف لمشاعر مكنتش تعرف انها تتوصف
بكلمات بسيطة

الكتاب دا عبارة عن مجموعة اقوال ومقالين مطولين ف الاخر

فعلا مينفعش يتقرأ علي مرة واحدة
مع انه صغير
لكن فعلا
بيوجع
كتير وقفت وانا بقرأ وابوص حواليا
هو شايفيني ولا ايه؟
افتكر انه مات من سنين واني اهبل لان جبران استحالة يعني حتي لو عايش هيبقي راكب قطر ورايح يتفرج علي فيلم بات مان الجزء التالت
:)

دي مجموعة من اقواله بصفة عامة


نصف شربة لن تروي ظمأك، ونصف وجبة لن تشبع جوعك،نصف طريق لن يوصلك إلى أي مكان، ونصف فكرة لن تعطي لك نتيجة النصف هو لحظة عجزك وأنت لست بعاجز.. لأنك لست نصف إنسان.


“من الغريب أن يكون أحب الناس إلينا أقدرهم على تشويش حياتنا”

“لا يدرك أسرار قلوبنا الا من امتلأت قلوبهم بالأسرار.”

“انت اثنان : واحد متيقظ في الظلمة والثاني غافل في النور ..”


“احتقرتُ نفسي سبعَ مرَّات:

الأولى، عندما رأيتُها تتظاهرُ الوضاعة وهي تنشدُ الرِّفعة.

والثانية عندما رأيتها تترنَّح متجاوزة العَرْجى.

والثالثة عندما خُيِّرتْ بين السَّهل والشَّاق ففضَّلت السَّهل.

والرابعة عندما اقترفَتْ ذنباً وراحتْ تبرِّره باقتراف الآخرين ذنوباً مماثلة.

والخامسة عندما عجِزَتْ عن فعل شيء لضعفها وعزَتْ صبرَها إلى القوَّة.

والسادسة عندما احتقرتْ بشاعة وجهٍ تبيَّن أنه أحدُ براقعها.

والسابعة عندما غنَّتْ مديحاً واعتبرتْ غناءَها فضيلة.”
March 26,2025
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Every expression I have imbibed with my heart I must levitate with my consciousness.
March 26,2025
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Altı çizilesi ve tadına varmak için ağır ağır okunması gereken aforizmalardan oluşan bir kitap. Halil Cibran bizlerin bilmediği bir şeyleri görmüş ve bilmiş birisi gibi geliyor artık gözüme.
March 26,2025
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لا يندم أبداً من يقرأ لجبران ..
فكتاباته أقرب للأرواح منها للكلمات ، أرواح شفافة ترتدي ثوب الحكمة ..


سبع مرات ازدريت روحي :
أولاها : لما رأيتها تتواضع عساها تبلغ الذروة
ثانيتها : لما رأيتها تعرج في حضرة الكسيح
ثالثتها : لما خُيّرتْ بين الصعب و الهين ، فاختارت الهين
رابعتها : لما اقترفتْ خطأً و تعزت بأن غيرها يقترف هو الآخر الخطأ
خامستها : لما صبرتْ عن ضعفٍ ، و عزت صبرها إلى القوة
سادستها : لما أنِفتْ من وجهٍ دميم ، وما عرفتْ أنه قناعٌ من أقنعتها هي
سابعتها : لما تغنّتْ بأغنية مدح و أنزلت ذاك منزلة الفضيلة
March 26,2025
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There are some books that you can read really quickly and finish it and there are some that you need to chew and devour, bit by bit. The beauty of the second type of books is that it gets better with every reading and it is something that you never get tired of reading, again and again. Moreover, these are books that offer different interpretations, each time you read them, depending on what you are feeling and how you want to think.

I was accidentally introduced to one such book recently, Sand and Foam by Khalil Gibran. Okay introduced is the wrong word and an exaggeration to say the least, because I was stalking another BR thread of a friend, when I came across some interesting discussions about this book, which made me really curious and I started reading it along with them, if only to avoid feeling left out. And believe me, I was feeling deprived of all that intelligent conversation going on in that thread. I have to tell you that this has been one of the best decisions of my life as the book is truly splendid. In fact I honestly don’t have words to describe just how good this short yet voluminous book is.

Strange right, that I would call a small book voluminous? Well it’s true, it is a short book with hardly a few pages to read but each verse or aphorism in that book is extremely profound and makes way for different interpretations, making the read anything but short. I started reading this book yesterday in the morning and I must have read it at least four times since then, while reading each verse multiple times during each read. I go back to some verses and keep reading them, almost as if I am in some kind of a trance. The book both entrances and calms you, by allowing you to dwell in the sea of knowledge that it presents in such small precepts. It is almost like a drug that you cannot get enough of, only that this is a drug of knowledge, which you can definitely overdose on and come out feeling lighter and more humble.

The sheer beauty of Gibran is seen through each of these aphorisms and verses, which is filled with so much of meaning that I believe that it will take a lifetime for any of us to truly understand and appreciate it. I have previously read his The Prophet and must admit to really liking it but this one surpasses that book and I can confidently say that this is one of the best reads of this year.

And although am marking this as read today, am sure I will be reading it every day and discovering new meanings and interpretations. This is one of those books that you cannot ever say that you have finished reading.

So, if you are in a mood for reading something that will awaken all your grey cells and makes you think like nothing else, do read this book. An ocean of wonders, it presents the very essence of life and living in such simple yet complex aphorisms that you can definitely use it as a daily reference as you go about living your life.

Highly recommended.

Special thanks to Meera and Mansu for introducing me to this book and allowing me to hijack it in this manner. :)
March 26,2025
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"نظرتُ الى وجهِ إمرأةٍ، فرأيتُ أولادها ولم يولدوا بعد..
ونظرتْ إمرأةٌ إلى وجهي، فعرفتْ آبائي و جدودي وقد ماتوا قبل أن تولد"


أعشقُ كلَّ ما كتبه جبران خليل جبران ❤️
March 26,2025
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Yedi kez ruhumu kınadım.
İlki - Yükselere ulaşmada zayıflık gösterdiğini gördüğüm zaman.
İkincisi - Dosdoğru gidenlerin önünde sekmeye başladığını gördüğümde.
Üçüncüsü - Kolayla zor arasında seçenek sunulup kolayı yeğlediğinde.
Dördüncüsü - Bir suç işlediği, sonra da başkalarının buna benzer suçları onu teselli ettiğinde.
Beşincisi - Kendi zayıflığına tahammül ettiği, üstelik bu tahammülü güçlü oluşuna bağladığında.
Altıncısı - Bir övgü şarkısı söyleyip de bir erdem saydığında.
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