Then Almitra spoke again and said, 'And what of Marriage, master?' <br />And he answered saying: <br />You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. <br />You shall be together when white wings of death scatter your days. <br />Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God. <br />But let there be spaces in your togetherness, <br />And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. <br />Love one another but make not a bond of love: <br />Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. <br />Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup. <br />Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf. <br />Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone, <br />Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music. <br />Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping. <br />For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. <br />And stand together, yet not too near together: <br />For the pillars of the temple stand apart, <br />And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.<br /><br />Khalil Gibran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/marriage-chapter-iii/
