Half Life

Half Life

Love not a half lover, nor befriend a half friend

Indulge not in the work of the half-talented

Live not a half life, nor die a half death

Choose not a half solution, nor stand in the middle of a truth

Dream not a half dream, nor cling to a half hope

If you choose to be silent, be silent to the end

And if you choose to speak, speak to the end

Let not your silence speak for you, nor your speech silence you

If you agree, express your agreement, do not feign your acceptance

A half life is a life you have not lived, a word you have not said, a smile you have not expressed,

A love you have not felt, and a friendship you have not known

A half life makes you a stranger to intimates, and your intimates strangers

A half life is what you reach but never attain and where you strive but never succeed

It is where you are both absent and present

It is where you are not yourself, for you have never known yourself

And thus whom you love is not your true soul mate

A half life is where you are present in different places at the same time

A half drink does not satisfy your thirst, nor a half meal your hunger

A half path leads you nowhere, and a half thought yields no result

A half life is a moment of weakness, but you are not weak, for you are not a half person

You are a person! You exist to live a full life, not a half life.

By Gibran Khalil Gibran