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Author: [Lebanon] Kahlil Gibran
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The philosophy in the book can be said to be the crystallization of Gibran's love and wisdom accumulated over the years. Its depth and breadth have almost reached the highest realm of human spiritual cultivation. That is why The Prophet remains timeless and, because it directly expresses "truth." Gibran considered The Prophet his greatest achievement in life. He once said, "I believe that ever since I began toThe Prophet on the mountains of Lebanon, I have been inseparable from it. It is as if it were a part of my body. It took me four years to complete it before I decided to publish it, because I wanted to be certain, very certain, that every word in the book was my best contribution. This wonderful work satisfies the different needs of individual souls. Philosophers consider it philosophy, poets call it poetry, and young people say, 'Here is everything that is in my heart.' The elderly say, 'I have been constantly searching, but I didn't know why I was searching. But in my old age, I found my treasure in this book.'"