Kahlil Gibran’s ‘Al Mustafa’ through’ The Prophet’
Is ‘The Prophet’ ; a poetry, an essay, or a ‘string of philosophical beads ’? Whatever may be its form, it’s undoubtedly a celestial beauty laced with enchanting language dealt on earthly issues. What is this life all about and how it has to be cherished is what ‘Kahlil Gibran ’ tells us through ‘Al Mustafa ’. For me, it’s contemporary version of ‘ Sri Krishna’s Bhagvad Geeta ’ and ‘Prophet Mohammad’s Quran ’ that synthesizes spectrum of life’s nuances from our Birth until our Death. If I were the resident of ‘ Orphalese ’ , I would have asked ‘Al Mustafa ’ about Conflict, Hatred, Insecurity - the terms that are distinctly pronounced in 21st century and also some of my own favorites like Dream, Morality, Rebirth and Truth. ‘Al Mustafa ’ is part of every one of us. I am not sure if I have reached my ‘ Orphalese ’ but my ‘ Bsharri ’ is definitely belonging to ‘Govt Colony of Bandra East’. Luckily for me, I do not need to wait for ‘The coming of the Ship’ to take me there. With gl