The Prophet is one of those books that is timeless. It's relevant throughout the ages and is immensely dynamic. It was originally published in 1923 and I believe I read that it has been translated into over 20 languages. The English translation reads as a story broken down into shorter essays...if that makes sense.
It starts out with Mustafa talking about how his "ship" has come to take him home. The people of the town revere him and ask that he share his knowledge. They wish for him to speak of various issues; such as love, marriage, freedom, friendship, teaching, religion, prayer, birth, and death... just to name a few. The story goes along like this...with Mustafa commenting on one topic and when finished, another person will ask him to speak on another topic.
He speaks of a person's life, his in particular, in the beginning as a passing of time and lessons. As if his goal was to find the meaning of life and in this place he found the answers he sought. In the end he speaks of going home and returning again.
The book is peaceful and insightful. It is non-judgmental. I like that the language was Old English but the sentiments are so very relevant. I think the book would be a great introduction into religion. I don't consider myself to be a particularly religious person. I do feel rather spiritual. If this book were to be classified as a "religious" book I'd love to read and re-read it (as I suspect that I will).
The lessons in the book are ones that every person should heed. If we did, our world and the peoples of this world would be much better off. I highly recommend this book for all to read!!
Happy reading!
Judi
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