History: The Prophet: On Joy and Sorrow

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||On Joy & Sorrow| Then a woman said, "Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow."| And he answered:| Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.| And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.| And how else can it be?| The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.| Is not the cup that hold your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?| And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?| When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.| When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.| Some of you say, "Joy is greater than sorrow," and others say, "Nay, sorrow is the greater."| But I say unto you, they are inseparable.| Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.| Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy.| Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced.| When the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh his gold and his silver, needs must your joy or your sorrow rise or fall.| || ||((The Prophet|The Prophet)) |le prije ctuca / le pijyctu (the wise teacher) ((The Prophet: The Coming of the Ship)) |.i nu selklama le bloti ((The Prophet: On Love)) |lo ka prami ((The Prophet: On Marriage)) |lo nu speni ((The Prophet: On Children)) |lo panzi ((The Prophet: On Giving)) |lo nu dunda ((The Prophet: On Eating and Drinking)) |lo nu citka je pinxe ((The Prophet: On Work)) |lo zu'o gunka ((The Prophet: On Joy and Sorrow)) |lo li'i gleki je badri ((The Prophet: On Houses)) |lo zdani ((The Prophet: On Clothes)) |lo taxfu ((The Prophet: On Buying and Selling)) |lo nu tevecnu je vecnu ((The Prophet: On Crime and Punishment)) |lo zekri .e lo nu sfasa ((The Prophet: On Laws)) |lo flalu ((The Prophet: On Freedom)) |lo za'i zifre ((The Prophet: On Reason and Passion)) | lo nu krinu pensi .e lo se cinmo ((The Prophet: On Pain)) | lo nu dunku ((The Prophet: On Self-Knowledge)) | lo nu sevzi djuno ((The Prophet: On Teaching)) | lo nu ctuca ((The Prophet: On Friendship)) | lo nu pendo ((The Prophet: On Talking)) | lo nu tavla ((The Prophet: On Time)) | lo temci ((The Prophet: On Good and Evil)) | lo ka vrude .e lo ka pacna ((The Prophet: On Prayer)) | lo nu jdaselsku ((The Prophet: On Pleasure)) | lo za'i pluka ((The Prophet: On Beauty)) | lo ka melbi ((The Prophet: On Religion)) | lo lijde ((The Prophet: On Death)) | lo nu morsi ((The Prophet: The Farewell)) | le nu cusku zo co'o||