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Kahlil Gibran, “The Madman”
Saturday, November 24, 2012 7:10
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“The Madman”
by Kahlil Gibran
“It was in the garden of a madhouse
that I met a youth with a face pale and lovely and full of wonder. And I
sat beside him upon the bench, and I said, “Why are you here?”
that I met a youth with a face pale and lovely and full of wonder. And I
sat beside him upon the bench, and I said, “Why are you here?”
And
he looked at me in astonishment, and he said, “It is an unseemly
question, yet I will answer you. My father would make of me a
reproduction of himself; so also would my uncle. My mother would have me
the image of her seafaring husband as the perfect example for me to
follow. My brother thinks I should be like him, a fine athlete. And my
teachers also, the doctor of philosophy, and the music-master, and the
logician, they too were determined, and each would have me but a
reflection of his own face in a mirror. Therefore I came to this place. I
find it more sane here. At least, I can be myself.”
he looked at me in astonishment, and he said, “It is an unseemly
question, yet I will answer you. My father would make of me a
reproduction of himself; so also would my uncle. My mother would have me
the image of her seafaring husband as the perfect example for me to
follow. My brother thinks I should be like him, a fine athlete. And my
teachers also, the doctor of philosophy, and the music-master, and the
logician, they too were determined, and each would have me but a
reflection of his own face in a mirror. Therefore I came to this place. I
find it more sane here. At least, I can be myself.”
Then of a sudden he turned to me and he said, “But tell me, were you also driven to this place by education and good counsel?”
And I answered, “No, I am a visitor.”
And he answered, “Oh, you are one of those who live in the madhouse on the other side of the wall…”
2012-11-24 07:00:20
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