Bir gn, gzellik ve irkinlik bir deniz kysnda karlatlar ve dediler, 'haydi denize girelim.' Giysilerini kartp suda yzdler. Bir sre sonra, irkinlik kyya dnp, gzelliin giysilerine brnd ve yoluna gitti. Gzellik de denizden kt, kendi giysilerini bulamad; ama plak olmak utandryordu onu, aresiz irkinliin giysilerine brnd ve yoluna devam etti gzellik. O gn bugndr, erkekler ve kadnlar onlar birbirine kartrr. Ancak ilerinden gzelliin yzn nceden grm kimileri vardr ki, giysilerine bakmakszn tanrlar onu. Ve yine irkinliin yzn bilen kimileri vardr ki, gzlerinden tanrlar irkinlii.
Khalil GibranAbout author
- Author's profession: Poet
- Nationality: lebanese
- Born: January 6, 1883
- Died: April 10, 1931
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