by kahlil gibran

In response to the Lebanon-Israel Crisis
A Glance at the Future

From behind the wall of the Present I heard the hymns of humanity. I heard the sounds of the bells announcing the beginning of the prayer in the temple of Beauty. Bells moulded in the metal of emotion and poised above the holy altar—The Human Heart.

 

I saw Friendship strengthened between man and all creatures, and clans of birds and butterflies, confident and secure, winging towards the brooks.

 I saw no poverty; neither did I encounter excess. I saw fraternity and equality among men.

I saw not one physician, for everyone had the means and knowledge to heal himself.

I found no priest, for conscience had become the HIgh Priest. Neither did I see a lawyer, for Nature has taken the place of the court, and treaties of amity and companionship were in force.

 
 I saw that man knew that he is the cornerstone of creation, and that he has raised himself above littleness and baseness and cast off the veil of confusion from the eyes of the soul;

 This soul now reads what the breeze draws on the surface of the water; now understands the meaning of the flower's breath and the cadence of the nightingale.

From behind the wall of the Present, upon the stage of the coming ages, I saw Beauty as a groom and Spirit as a bride, and Life as the ceremonial Night of…..(answered prayers & Love)