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The Madman: His Parables and Poems

by Khalil Gibran

"Evolution is better than Revolution. New Thought Library's New Thought Archives encompass a full range of New Thought from Abrahamic to Vedic. New Thought literature reflects the ongoing evolution of human thought. New Thought's unique inclusion of science, art and philosophy presents a dramatic contrast with the magical thinking of decadent religions that promulgate supersticions standing in the way of progress to shared peace and prosperity." ~ Avalon de Rossett

Contents - How I Became a Madman - God - My Friend - Scarecrow - Sleep-Walkers - Wise Dog - Two Hermits - On Giving and Taking - Seven Selves - War - Fox - Wise King - Ambition - New Pleasure - Other Language - Pomegranate - Two Cages - Three Ants - Grave-Digger - On the Steps of the Temple - Blessed City - The Good God and the Evil God - Defeat - Night and the Madman - Faces - Greater Sea - Crucified - Astronomer - Great Longing - Said a Blade of Grass - Eye - Two Learned Men - When My Sorrow Was Born - And When my Joy was Born - "The Perfect World" -

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War

One night a feast was held in the palace, and there came a man and prostrated himself before the prince, and all the feasters looked upon him; and they saw that one of his eyes was out and that the empty socket bled. And the prince inquired of him, "What has befallen you?" And the man replied, "O prince, I am by profession a thief, and this night, because there was no moon, I went to rob the money-changer's shop, and as I climbed in through the window I made a mistake and entered the weaver's shop, and in the dark I ran into the weaver's loom and my eye was plucked out. And now, O prince, I ask for justice upon the weaver."

Then the prince sent for the weaver and he came, and it was decreed that one of his eyes should be plucked out.

"O prince," said the weaver, "the decree is just. It is right that one of my eyes be taken. And yet, alas! both are necessary to me in order that I may see the two sides of the cloth that I weave. But I have a neighbour, a cobbler, who has also two eyes, and in his trade both eyes are not necessary."

Then the prince sent for the cobbler. And he came. And they took out one of the cobbler's two eyes.

And justice was satisfied.

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