Let there be spaces in your togetherness.

What it means

Close love still needs room to breathe. Gibran asks partners to stay whole people. Give each other space.

The source

"Let there be spaces in your togetherness." Kahlil Gibran said it in The Prophet (1923), On Marriage. Written in English: The Prophet, 1923.

"But let there be spaces in your togetherness, / And let the winds of the heavens dance between you."

Original English (The Prophet, 1923), The Prophet (1923), On Marriage. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931). Lebanese-American poet and painter. The Prophet (1923), written in English, is a set of short sermons on love, work, pain and freedom.

Questions

What does "Let there be spaces in your togetherness." mean?

Close love still needs room to breathe. Gibran asks partners to stay whole people. Give each other space.

Who said "Let there be spaces in your togetherness."?

Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931). Source: The Prophet (1923), On Marriage.

What is the original wording?

But let there be spaces in your togetherness, / And let the winds of the heavens dance between you (Original English (The Prophet, 1923)). Written in English: The Prophet, 1923.

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