-Yoella de Valeur- ([info]yoella) wrote in [info]wurds,
@ 2008-05-09 01:04:00
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"The deeper sorrow carves into your being the more joy you can contain."

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[info]yoella
2008-05-09 05:05 am UTC (link)
-- Kahil Gibran

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[info]astarstrucklady
2008-05-09 05:07 am UTC (link)
Hmm I would disagree. The deeper sorrow carves into you, the harder it is to find joy in life.

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[info]_outtonight
2008-05-09 05:56 am UTC (link)
But when you do find joy, the greater it seems, perhaps?

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[info]elemnar
2008-05-09 03:38 pm UTC (link)
I think so. Even a bad cup of tea tastes like heaven if it's the first one in weeks ^_^;

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[info]her_lovelyheart
2008-05-09 08:42 pm UTC (link)
Exactly. It's kinda like that quote... "sometimes life seems hopeless but if you were never sad, how could you enjoy being happy?"

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[info]just_keep_still
2008-05-10 02:54 am UTC (link)
Absolutely.

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[info]rena_librarian
2008-05-09 06:08 am UTC (link)
IAWTC.

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[info]singeaddams
2008-05-09 05:31 am UTC (link)
Oh, I LOVE that!

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[info]ground0messiah
2008-05-09 05:48 am UTC (link)
yeah right. the deeper sorrow cuts into you, the more chance you have of getting holes in your container.

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[info]tsururu
2008-05-09 05:56 am UTC (link)
Depends on the person. I dig it, though.

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[info]kobudogirl9
2008-05-09 07:20 am UTC (link)
I can agree with this, the harder things are the more appreciation you have for the good things, including those that others don't usually see or take for granted. So you can indeed hold more joy. :) I needed this, thank you.

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[info]aquandrian
2008-05-09 08:53 am UTC (link)
Beautifully said, both you and Kahlil.

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[info]endlessbouncing
2008-05-09 01:13 pm UTC (link)
Yar. I agree with this quote. Once you've felt badness you appreciate the goodness enough to really lap it up when it comes round.

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[info]mimzywhimzy
2008-05-09 01:35 pm UTC (link)
oooh! me likey!!

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[info]flightviolation
2008-05-09 01:54 pm UTC (link)
mmmm the prophet.

one of my favorite quotes is "He who has not tasted the bitter cannot understand the sweet." which falls along that line.

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[info]presentpossible
2008-05-09 05:39 pm UTC (link)
word

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[info]fuzzilla
2008-05-09 02:30 pm UTC (link)
I'd wager the ones who didn't like it read it too literally, as if being suicidally depressed can be redeemed like a coupon for years of orgasmic bliss. It says "the more joy you can contain." I just read that as the more open-hearted you are, the wider the range of feelings/experiences/intensity available to you. It's sorta like how you can't get a big head from being praised without also being equally devastated by criticism - either you're open to letting others have influence on your opinion of yourself or you're not. The quote is saying "either you're open to intense emotion or you're not."

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[info]morgana113
2008-05-09 04:58 pm UTC (link)
Well put. You also win for describing suicidal depression as "a coupon for years of orgasmic bliss."

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[info]rairay
2008-05-09 06:52 pm UTC (link)
Finally, someone who really understands the quote.

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[info]kareyu
2008-05-09 10:10 pm UTC (link)
That last line was better than the quote itself.

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[info]her_lovelyheart
2008-05-09 08:40 pm UTC (link)
That's beautiful, thanks for posting.

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[info]flancis
2008-05-11 10:46 am UTC (link)
I am not sure if i agree with what is being said,
but it is beautifully worded and inspiring
reading this made me very happy for some reason

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[info]fiorevnzla89
2008-05-11 02:57 pm UTC (link)
I think this quote would make me feel better about life if I was going through a rought spot. I literally visualized myself a big clump of clay, and sorrow dug a hole in me. Later on in life, though, that hole becomes a container of emotions, so you can hold more joy when that comes around. Like fuzzilla said, you get a wider range of emotions. I guess the downside of that is that you become too sensitive, maybe moody?

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[info]mr_herman
2008-05-22 04:40 pm UTC (link)
It sounds pretty in theory, but it isn't necessarily true.

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