My life is quiet.
There is little beside working and walking.
I have no desire to see people, and I feel as though I am waiting for something new and strange which will burn the unburnt side of my soul.
~ Kahlil Gibran, (1912) from “Beloved Prophet: The Love Letters of Kahlil Gibran and Mary Haskell, and Her Private Journal”
Notes: Photo: Sébastien CHAZALET (Annecy) with Alone.
Live & Learn 
“omething new and strange which will burn the unburnt side of my soul.”
To be consumed…
I have an obsession with reading people’s letters. Started with finding my parents letters to each other before they got married. Yes, read them secretly.
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I know what you mean, Sawsan. How cool your parents kept their letters to each other for you to discover…
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The Lady of Letters
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I stopped at the same part of the passage as Sawsan: “…something new and strange which will burn the unburnt side of my soul.” In my case, I do desire to be with people.
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The same line gave me pause too…the parts of our soul which await the new sensation of being set on fire
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And oh, that feeling when it is.
The light of the soul throws sparks, can send up flares, builds signal fires, causes proper matters to catch fire
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
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Reminds me of Rumi’s words,
“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.”
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That sounds like a line I might have written as ….
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Then Rita, you are someone special!
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Your thoughts made my day even more special. Thank you! 🙂
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every so often, we are set on fire, usually when we least expect it
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And then it’s so sweet….
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I’m a sucker for letters, although often I think I must be one of a very few (infinitesimally few) who is still writing….. This pairing sounds like a dream – those two – how I envy them, how I’d like to spy in their correspondence.
And I’m not surprised to find co-suckers in Sawsan and Dale…. We’re a dying-out sort!
Also, I like your pairing – just beautiful.
Have a very good weekend.
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Thank you Kiki. You too….
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Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
Rumi and I tend to agree … ‘I have no desire to see people, and I feel as though I am waiting for something new and strange which will burn the unburnt side of my soul.’ … Kahlil Gibran, (1912) from “Beloved Prophet: The Love Letters of Kahlil Gibran and Mary Haskell, and Her Private Journal”
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Oh to live always in the unknown spaces of something new and strang setting my soul on fire!
I always appreciate, David, how your quotes open a gate to exploring ideas and feelings, thoughts and emotions, setting my creative essence on fire..
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Hi Louise. Thank you – I so appreciate your kind thoughts.
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Ah.. sometimes one does feel over-peopled/underburnt.
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LOVED THIS!
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Quiet is one thing, but this sounds like his life is downright boring.
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LAUGHING!
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Sunday morning here and a nice day as well
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Good!
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Oh snap. This is what I was talking about in my comment on your Friday post.
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Right!
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