Kahilal Gibran
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Kahilal Gibran

THE WORLD’S INFLUENTIAL THINKERS MILLIONS STILL PROPHET FROM HIS WORDS 

 

 

 

Kahilal Gibran

BORN | 1883 IN LEBANON

WORKS |  THE MADMAN, THE FORERUNNER, THE PROPHET, SAND AND FOAM, JESUS, THE SON OF MAN

DIED |  APRIL 10,1931

COOL QUOTES |  “A SHY FAILURES IS NOBLIER THAN AN IMMODEST SUCCESS.”

 

                      “AND THINK NOT YOU CAN GIUDE THE COURSE OF LOVE FOR LOVE,IF IT FINDS YOU WOTHY, SHALL                                                                                

                        GUIDE YOUR COURSE.”

 

                      “PROGRESS LIES NOT IN ENHANCING WHAT IS BUT IN ADVACING WHAT WILL BE.”

                       “WHAT LIFE DOES NOT FIND A SINGER TO SING HER HEART, SHE PRODUCES A PHILOSPHER TO SPEAK

                        HER MIND.”

 

 

 

 

Q:-Who is this dude?

Poet, philosopher and artist, Kahlil Gibran was born in Lebanon, a land that has produced many prophets. Millions of Arabic – speaking people familiar with his writing in this Language consider him the genius  of his age. Gibran was man whose fame and influence spread far beyond the Near East. His poetry has been translated into more than twenty language. His drawing and painting have been exhibited  in the great capital of the world. In the united states, which he made his home  during last 20 years of his life, he began to write in English ,The prophet and his other books poetry, illustrated with his mystical drawing,are known and loved by by innumerable people around the world who find in them An expression of the deepest impulses of man’s heart and mind.

 

 

Q:-What makes him cool?

 Gibran left an amazing legacy in the form of his writing and drawing which have soothed and inspired millions. To many he is  a genius whose philosophical and

  Prophetic style covey   important messages about life and humanity in a simple, yet beautifully eloquent manner, as fresh and meaningful in today’s world

  As when they were first written.

   After moving to the US , Gibran’s  curiosity led him to the cultural side of Boston, which exposed him to the rich world of the theatre, Opera and artistic galleries. Prodded by the cultural scenes around him and through his artistic drawing, Gibran caught the attention of his teacher at the public school, who saw an artistic future for the boy. They contacted Fred Holland Day, an artistic who opened up Gibran’s  cultural world and set him on the road to  artistic fame.

 

 

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