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It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is created in a moment, it will not be created for years or even generations. K.G. to M. H.

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Kahlil Gibran

Gibran Garden in Lebanon Gibran Statue in Washington

Kahlil Gibran was born in 1883 in the city of Besharri near the biblical cedars of Lebanon. In boyhood he immigrated to Boston where he began his career as artist and author. His books, written in both arabic and english, have been translated into numerous languages and are widely quoted. Gibran's book The Prophet, is one of the most widely read books of the 20th century.

Kahlil Gibran's Legacy is the powerful simplicity of his words, which continue to inspire those who long for peace, search for love, and strive for justice. "Work is Love made visible" he wrote in The Prophet. Gibran died in New York City on April 10, 1931. Before his death, Gibran expressed the wish to be buried in his place of birth, Besharri. Almost one centry today, Gibran remains the most popular Lebanese-American writer ever.

In his memorial, Gibran was dedicated a garden in Boston Massachusetts, past Rock Creek Park and Lafayette Park. The memorial garden, dedicated in 1991, was a project of the Kahlil Gibran Centennial Foundation, established in 1983 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the poet's birth in Besharri, Lebanon. The bronze statue is of him, and if you head back from the street, you will come across a fountain surrounded by stone benches inscribed with quotes from his writings.