http://kevinwatt.org/articles/2005/06/06/kahlil-gibran-for-weddings en-us 40 <p> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0394404289.01.<em>SCMZZZZZZZ</em>.jpg" /> </p><p> Some friends of mine got married on Saturday, and I was surprised to hear them quoting some nice sections of this. </p><p> There are some great messages in this book involving how lovers need to stay separate people. I&#8217;ve always hated the whole &#8216;two becoming one&#8217; idea of marriage. You fell in love with each other separately &#8211; if you both lose your &#8216;identity&#8217;, neither will still be in love anymore. </p><p> Anyway, lots of the &#8216;reed standing alone in the wind&#8217; sort of feelings, which fits into the Ayn Rand philosophy I&#8217;ve been following some over the last year or two. </p><p> Self-love starts with selfishness! </p> Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:37:22 -0500 urn:uuid:96c918c0282822d64320b18dacdb1b52 kevin http://kevinwatt.org/articles/2005/06/06/kahlil-gibran-for-weddings Society Art