The Prophet on self-knowledge by Kahlil Gibran
And a man
said speak to us of self-knowledge
and he answered saying your hearts
know in silence the secrets of the days
and the nights but your ears thirst for
the sound of your heart's knowledge
 
you would know in words that which you have
always known and thought
you would touch with your fingers the naked body of your
dreams
And it is well you should
the hidden wellspring of your soul must
needs rise and run murmuring to the sea
and the treasure of your infinite depths
would be revealed to your eyes
but let there be no scales to weigh your unknown
treasure
And seek not the depths of your
knowledge with staff or sounding line
for self is a sea boundless and measureless
Say not, “I have found the truth,” but rather, “I have found a truth.”
Say not, “I have found the path of the soul.”
Say rather, “I have met the soul walking upon my path.”
For the soul walks upon all paths.
The soul walks not upon a line neither does it grow like a reed.
The soul unfolds itself
like a lotus of countless petals
The soul unfolds itself like a lotus of
countless petals
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
