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TheMadman.1918TwentyDrawings.
1919
Az
TheForerunner.1920TheProphet.
1923Sand
és
andFoam.1926Jesusthe
Fia
SonofMan.1928TheForthGods.
1931
A
TheWanderer.1932TheGardenoftheProphet1933ProsePoems.
1934NymphsoftheValley.
A
THEPROPHETAlmustafa,thechosen
és
andthebeloved,whowasadawnuntohissaját
ownday,hadwaitedtwelveyearsinthecityofOrphaleseforhisshipamely
thatwastoreturnandbearhimbacktotheisleofhisbirth.És
Andinthetwelfthyear,ontheseventhdayofIelool,themonthofreaping,heclimbedthehillwithouttheváros
citywallsandlookedseaward;és
andhebeheldhisshipjönni
comingwiththemist.Thenthegatesofhisheartwereflungopen,
és
andhisjoyflewfarfelett
overthesea.Andheclosedhiseyes
és
andprayedinthesilencesofhissoul.De
Butashedescendedthehill,asadnesscameuponhim,és
andhethoughtinhisheart:.Hogyan
HowshallIgoinpeaceés
andwithoutsorrow?Nay,not
nélkül
withoutawoundinthespiritshallIleaveezt
thiscity.LongwerethedaysofpainI
voltak
havespentwithinitswalls,és
andlongwerethenightsofaloneness;és
andwhocandepartfromhispainés
andhisalonenesswithoutregret?Túl
ToomanyfragmentsofthespirithaveIscatteredinezek
thesestreets,andtoomanyarethechildrenofmylongingthatwalknakedamongezek
thesehills,andIcannotwithdrawfromthemnélkül
withoutaburdenandanache.Itisnot
egy
agarmentIcastoffthisday,hanem
butaskinthatIteara
withmyownhands.Norisit
egy
athoughtIleavebehindme,hanem
butaheartmadesweeta
withhungerandwiththirst.Mégis
YetIcannottarrylonger.A
Theseathatcallsallthingsuntohercallsengem
me,andImustembark.Forto
maradni
stay,thoughthehoursburninthenight,istofreezeés
andcrystallizeandbeboundinamould.FainwouldItakewithmeallthatis
itt
here.ButhowshallI?
Avoicecannotcarrythetongue
és
andthelipsthatgaveitwings.Egyedül
Alonemustitseektheether.És
Andaloneandwithouthisnestshalla
theeagleflyacrossthesun.Now
amikor
whenhereachedthefootofthehill,heturnedmegint
againtowardsthesea,andhelátta
sawhisshipapproachingtheharbour,és
anduponherprowthemariners,themenofhissaját
ownland.Andhissoulcriedoutto
nekik
them,andhesaid:.Sonsofmyancient
anyám
mother,youridersofthetides,.Howoftenhaveyousailedinmydreams.
És
Andnowyoucomeinmyawakening,ami
whichismydeeperdream.ReadyamItogo,
és
andmyeagernesswithsailsteljes
fullsetawaitsthewind.Csak
OnlyanotherbreathwillIbreatheinthiscsendes
stillair,onlyanotherlovinglookcastbackward,.És
AndthenIshallstandamongyou,aseafareramongseafarers.És
Andyou,vastsea,sleeplessanya
mother,.Whoalonearepeace
és
andfreedomtotheriverés
andthestream,.Onlyanotherwinding
fog
willthisstreammake,onlyanothermurmurinez
thisglade,.AndthenshallI
jövök
cometoyou,aboundlessdroptoegy
aboundlessocean.Andashewalkedhe
látta
sawfromafarmenandwomenleavingtheirfieldsés
andtheirvineyardsandhasteningtowardstheváros
citygates.Andheheardtheirvoicescallinghis
nevét
name,andshoutingfromfieldtofieldtellingoneanotherofthecomingofhisship.És
Andhesaidtohimself:.Shallthe
napja
dayofpartingbethenapja
dayofgathering?Andshallitbesaid
hogy
thatmyevewasintruthmydawn?És
AndwhatshallIgiveuntohimaki
whohaslefthisploughinmidfurrow,vagy
ortohimwhohasstoppedthewheelofhiswinepress?Shallmyheart
váljon
becomeatreeheavy-ladenwithfruithogy
thatImaygatherandadjam
giveuntothem?Andshallmydesiresflow
mint
likeafountainthatImayfilltheircups?AmIaharp
hogy
thatthehandofthemightymaytouchme,vagy
oraflutethathisbreathmaypassthroughme?AseekerofsilencesamI,
és
andwhattreasurehaveItaláltam
foundinsilencesthatImaydispensewithconfidence?Ha
Ifthisismydayofharvest,inwhatfieldshaveIsowedtheseed,és
andinwhatunrememberedseasons?Ha
Ifthisindeedbetheóra
hourinwhichIliftupmylantern,itisnotmyflamethatshallburntherein.Empty
és
anddarkshallIraisemylantern,.És
Andtheguardianofthenightshallfillitwithoilés
andheshalllightitis
also.Thesethingshesaidinwords.
De
Butmuchinhisheartremainedunsaid.Forhehimself
tudta
couldnotspeakhisdeepersecret.És
Andwhenheenteredintothecityallthenép
peoplecametomeethim,és
andtheywerecryingouttohimaswithegy
onevoice.Andtheeldersofthe
város
citystoodforthandsaid:.Menj
Gonotyetawayfromus.Egy
Anoontidehaveyoubeeninourtwilight,és
andyouryouthhasgivenusdreamstodream.Nem
Nostrangerareyouamongus,noraguest,hanem
butoursonandourdearlybeloved.Suffernot
még
yetoureyestohungerforyourface.És
Andthepriestsandthepriestessesmondták
saiduntohim:.Letnotthewavesoftheseaseparateus
most
now,andtheyearsyouhavespentinourmidstváljanak
becomeamemory.Youhavewalkedamongusaspirit,
és
andyourshadowhasbeenafény
lightuponourfaces.Muchhavewelovedyou.
De
Butspeechlesswasourlove,és
andwithveilshasitbeenveiled.Mégis
Yetnowitcriesalouduntoyou,és
andwouldstandrevealedbeforeyou.És
Andeverhasitbeenhogy
thatloveknowsnotitssaját
owndepthuntilthehourofseparation.És
Andotherscamealsoandentreatedneki
him.Butheansweredthemnot.
He
csak
onlybenthishead;and
azok
thosewhostoodnearsawhistearsesnek
fallinguponhisbreast.Andhe
és
andthepeopleproceededtowardsa
thegreatsquarebeforethetemple.És
Andtherecameoutofthesanctuaryegy
awomanwhosenamewasAlmitra.És
Andshewasaseeress.És
Andhelookeduponherwithexceedingtenderness,foritwassheaki
whohadfirstsoughtandbelievedinhimamikor
whenhehadbeenbutegy
adayintheircity.És
Andshehailedhim,saying:.Prophetof
Isten
God,inquestoftheuttermost,longhaveyousearchedthedistancesforyourship.És
Andnowyourshiphascome,és
andyoumustneedsgo.Deepisyourlongingforthelandofyourmemories
és
andthedwellingplaceofyourgreaterdesires;és
andourlovewouldnotbindyounorourneedsholdyou.Mégis
Yetthisweaskereyouleaveus,thatyouspeaktousés
andgiveusofyourtruth.És
Andwewillgiveituntoourchildren,és
andtheyuntotheirchildren,és
anditshallnotperish.Inyouralonenessyouhavewatchedwithourdays,
és
andinyourwakefulnessyouhavelistenedtotheweepingés
andthelaughterofoursleep.Most
Nowthereforediscloseustoourselves,és
andtellusallthatvan
hasbeenshownyouofamit
thatwhichisbetweenbirthés
anddeath.Andheanswered,.
PeopleofOrphalese,ofwhatcanIspeaksaveofthat
ami
whichisevennowmovingwithinyoursouls?Then
mondta
saidAlmitra,SpeaktousofLove.És
Andheraisedhisheadés
andlookeduponthepeople,és
andtherefellastillnessuponrájuk
them.Andwithagreatvoicehe
mondta
said:.Whenlovebeckonstoyou,followhim,.
Bár
Thoughhiswaysarehardés
andsteep.Andwhenhiswingsenfoldyouyieldto
neki
him,.Thoughtheswordhiddenamonghispinionsmaywoundyou.
És
Andwhenhespeakstoyoubelieveinneki
him,.Thoughhisvoicemayshatteryourdreamsasthenorthwindlayswastethegarden.
For
is
evenaslovecrownsyousoshallhecrucifyyou.Is
Evenasheisforyourgrowthsoisheforyourpruning.Evenasheascendstoyourheight
és
andcaressesyourtenderestbranchesthatquiverinthesun,.Soshallhedescendtoyourroots
és
andshakethemintheirclingingtotheearth.Mint
Likesheavesofcornhegathersyouuntohimself.Hethreshesyoutomakeyounaked.
Hesiftsyoutofreeyoufromyourhusks.
Hegrindsyoutowhiteness.
Hekneadsyou
amíg
untilyouarepliant;.Andthenheassignsyoutohissacredfire,thatyoumay
váljatok
becomesacredbreadforGod’ssacredfeast.Allthesethingsshalllovedountoyou
hogy
thatyoumayknowthesecretsofyourheart,és
andinthatknowledgebecomeegy
afragmentofLife’sheart.De
Butifinyourfearyouwouldseekcsak
onlylove’speaceandlove’spleasure,.Thenitis
jobb
betterforyouthatyoucoveryournakednessés
andpassoutoflove’sthreshing-floor,.Into
az
theseasonlessworldwhereyoushalllaugh,de
butnotallofyourlaughter,és
andweep,butnotallofyourtears.Szerelem
Lovegivesnaughtbutitselfés
andtakesnaughtbutfromitself.Szerelem
Lovepossessesnotnorwoulditbepossessed;.For
szerelem
loveissufficientuntolove.Amikor
Whenyouloveyoushouldnotsay,“Godisinmyheart,”butrather,“IamintheheartofGod.”És
Andthinknotyoucandirectthecourseofszerelem
love,forlove,ifittalál
findsyouworthy,directsyourcourse.Lovehas
nincs
nootherdesirebuttofulfilitself.De
Butifyouloveandmustszükséged
needshavedesires,letthesebeyourdesires:.Tomelt
és
andbelikearunningbrookthatsingsitsmelodytothenight.Toknowthepainof
túl
toomuchtenderness.Tobewoundedbyyour
saját
ownunderstandingoflove;.Andtobleedwillingly
és
andjoyfully.Towakeatdawnwith
egy
awingedheartandgivethanksforanotherdayofloving;.To
pihenni
restatthenoonhourés
andmeditatelove’secstacy;.Toreturn
haza
homeateventidewithgratitude;.És
Andthentosleepwithegy
aprayerforthebelovedinyourheartés
andasongofpraiseuponyourlips.ThenAlmitraspoke
újra
againandsaid,AndwhatofMarriagemaster?És
Andheansweredsaying:.Youwereborn
együtt
together,andtogetheryoushallbeforevermore.Youshallbe
együtt
togetherwhenthewhitewingsofhalál
deathscatteryourdays.Aye,youshallbe
együtt
togethereveninthesilentmemoryofIsten
God.Butlettherebespacesinyourtogetherness,.
És
Andletthewindsofaz
theheavensdancebetweenyou.Loveoneanother,
de
butmakenotabondoflove:.Hadd
Letitratherbeamozgó
movingseabetweentheshoresofyoursouls.Filleachother’scup
de
butdrinknotfromonecup.Adjatok
Giveoneanotherofyourbreadde
buteatnotfromthesameloaf.Sing
és
anddancetogetherandbejoyous,de
butleteachoneofyoubeegyedül
alone,.Evenasthestringsofaluteare
egyedül
alonethoughtheyquiverwiththesamemusic.Adjátok
Giveyourhearts,butnotintoeachother’skeeping.For
csak
onlythehandofLifetudja
cancontainyourhearts.Andstandtogether
de
yetnottooneartogether:.Forthepillarsofthetemplestandapart,.
És
Andtheoaktreeandthecypressgrownotineachother’sshadow.És
Andawomanwhoheldegy
ababeagainstherbosommondta
said,SpeaktousofChildren.És
Andhesaid:.Yourchildrenarenotyourchildren.
Theyare
az
thesonsanddaughtersofLife’slongingforitself.Theycomethroughyou
de
butnotfromyou,.Andthoughtheyare
a
withyouyettheybelongnottoyou.Youmay
adod
givethemyourlovebutnotyourthoughts,.Fortheyhavetheir
saját
ownthoughts.Youmayhousetheirbodies
de
butnottheirsouls,.Fortheirsoulsdwellinthe
házban
houseoftomorrow,whichyoucannotvisit,notmég
eveninyourdreams.Youmaystrivetobe
mint
likethem,butseeknottomakethemmint
likeyou.Forlifegoesnotbackwardnortarrieswithyesterday.
Youarethebowsfromwhichyourchildrenas
élő
livingarrowsaresentforth.Thearcher
látja
seesthemarkuponthepathoftheinfinite,és
andHebendsyouwithHismighthogy
thatHisarrowsmaygoswiftés
andfar.LetyourbendingintheArcher’shandbeforgladness;.
Forevenashelovesthearrowthatflies,soHelovesalsothebowthatisstable.
Then
mondta
saidarichman,SpeaktousofGiving.És
Andheanswered:.Yougivebutlittle
amikor
whenyougiveofyourpossessions.Itis
amikor
whenyougiveofyourselfthatyoutrulyadsz
give.Forwhatareyourpossessionsbutthingsyoukeep
és
andguardforfearyoumayszükséged
needthemtomorrow?Andtomorrow,whatshall
holnap
tomorrowbringtotheoverprudentkutya
dogburyingbonesinthetracklesssandashefollowsthepilgrimstotheholycity?És
Andwhatisfearofszükség
needbutneeditself?Isnotdreadofthirst
amikor
whenyourwellisfull,thethirstthatisunquenchable?Therearethose
akik
whogivelittleofthemuchami
whichtheyhave—andtheygiveitforrecognitionés
andtheirhiddendesiremakestheirgiftsunwholesome.És
Andtherearethosewhohavelittleés
andgiveitall.Thesearethebelieversin
élet
lifeandthebountyofélet
life,andtheircofferisneverempty.Therearethose
akik
whogivewithjoy,andthatjoyistheirreward.És
Andtherearethosewhoadnak
givewithpain,andthatpainistheirbaptism.És
Andtherearethosewhoadnak
giveandknownotpaininadnak
giving,nordotheyseekjoy,noradnak
givewithmindfulnessofvirtue;.They
adnak
giveasinyondervalleythemyrtlebreathesitsfragranceintospace.Keresztül
ThroughthehandsofsuchastheseIsten
Godspeaks,andfrombehindtheireyesHesmilesupontheearth.Itiswellto
adni
givewhenasked,butitisjobb
bettertogiveunasked,throughunderstanding;.És
Andtotheopen-handedthesearchforonewhoshallreceiveisjoygreatermint
thangiving.Andisthereaughtyouwouldwithhold?
Minden
Allyouhaveshallsomenap
daybegiven;.Thereforegive
most
now,thattheseasonofadjatok
givingmaybeyoursandnotyourinheritors’.Youoften
mondod
say,“Iwouldgive,butcsak
onlytothedeserving.”Thetreesinyourorchard
mondják
saynotso,northeflocksinyourpasture.They
adnak
givethattheymaylive,fortowithholdistoperish.Surelyhe
aki
whoisworthytoreceivehisdaysés
andhisnights,isworthyofminden
allelsefromyou.Andhe
aki
whohasdeservedtodrinkfromtheoceanofélet
lifedeservestofillhiscupfromyourkis
littlestream.Andwhatdesertgreatershalltherebe,
mint
thanthatwhichliesinthecourageés
andtheconfidence,naythecharity,ofreceiving?És
Andwhoareyouthatmenshouldrendtheirbosomés
andunveiltheirpride,thatyoumaylásd
seetheirworthnakedandtheirprideunabashed?Lásd
Seefirstthatyouyourselfdeservetobeagiver,és
andaninstrumentofgiving.Forintruthitis
élet
lifethatgivesuntolife—whileyou,aki
whodeemyourselfagiver,arebutawitness.És
Andyoureceivers—andyouareallreceivers—assumenoweightofgratitude,lestyoulayayokeuponyourselfés
anduponhimwhogives.Ratherrise
együtt
togetherwiththegiveronhisgiftsasonwings;.Fortobeovermindfulofyourdebt,isitodoubthisgenerositywhohasthefreehearted
föld
earthformother,andGodforapja
father.Thenanoldman,akeeperofaninn,
mondta
said,SpeaktousofEatingés
andDrinking.