Tears and Smiles

We always talk of Smiling but we forget that Tears are inseparable part of every smile. And so what I believe is one should try to bring balance in one's life as Bhagwad Gita tells you to be same in both happy and sad moments. Here are few extracts from The Prophet by Khalil Gibran about the same thing -  

Joy and Sorrow –

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Some of you say , “Joy is greater than sorrow” , and others say, “Nay , sorrow is the greater”.

But I say unto you they are inseparable .

Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board , remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.

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 Pain –

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Much of your pain is self-chosen.

It is bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self.

Therefore trust the physician and drink his remedy in silence and tranquility:

For his hand, though heavy and hard is guided by the tender hand of unseen.

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