{"id":1268,"date":"2018-01-25T05:01:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T05:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoboctn.com\/2018\/01\/25\/for-what-is-it-to-die-but-to-stand-naked-in-the\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T16:50:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T16:50:34","slug":"for-what-is-it-to-die-but-to-stand-naked-in-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somniantes.com\/?p=1268","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?<br \/>\nAnd what is it to cease breathing but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?<br \/>\nOnly when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.<br \/>\nAnd when you have reached the mountaintop,then you shall begin to climb.<br \/>\nAnd when the earth shal claim your limbs,then shall you truly dance.<br \/>\n\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e15\u0e32\u0e22\u0e04\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23 \u0e19\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e35\u0e22\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e48\u0e32\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e22\u0e25\u0e21,\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e25\u0e30\u0e25\u0e32\u0e22\u0e44\u0e1b\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e41\u0e2a\u0e07\u0e41\u0e14\u0e14 ?<br \/>\n\u0e2b\u0e22\u0e38\u0e14\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e22\u0e43\u0e08\u0e04\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23 \u0e19\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e35\u0e22\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e23\u0e30\u0e20\u0e32\u0e1e\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e40\u0e01\u0e25\u0e35\u0e22\u0e27\u0e04\u0e25\u0e37\u0e48\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e25\u0e21\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e40\u0e04\u0e22\u0e2b\u0e22\u0e38\u0e14\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e01, \u00a0\u0e21\u0e31\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e08\u0e17\u0e33\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e42\u0e1a\u0e22\u0e1a\u0e34\u0e19 \u0e25\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e25\u0e2d\u0e22 \u0e40\u0e1e\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e1e\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e40\u0e08\u0e49\u0e32 ?<br \/>\n\u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e14\u0e37\u0e48\u0e21\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e22\u0e19\u0e49\u0e33\u0e41\u0e2b\u0e48\u0e07\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e40\u0e07\u0e35\u0e22\u0e1a \u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e16\u0e36\u0e07\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e23\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e25\u0e07\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e41\u0e17\u0e49\u0e08\u0e23\u0e34\u0e07<br \/>\n\u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e44\u0e1b\u0e16\u0e36\u0e07\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e14\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32, \u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e16\u0e36\u0e07\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e40\u0e23\u0e34\u0e48\u0e21\u0e1b\u0e35\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e41\u0e17\u0e49\u0e08\u0e23\u0e34\u0e07<br \/>\n\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e41\u0e1c\u0e48\u0e19\u0e14\u0e34\u0e19\u0e19\u0e33\u0e41\u0e02\u0e19\u0e02\u0e32\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e01\u0e25\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e04\u0e37\u0e19\u0e44\u0e1b, \u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e16\u0e36\u0e07\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e40\u0e15\u0e49\u0e19\u0e23\u0e33\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e41\u0e17\u0e49\u0e08\u0e23\u0e34\u0e07<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class='attribution'>Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? 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