| My review may have what some consider to be spoilers because I reveal some content, but I would say that I spoil nothing because it is all about the sentiment of the stories and not their details | Yuhanna is an early liberation theologian speaking truth to the power |
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| Nevertheless, the church ridicules him and labels him a madman and lost soul, pushing aside his criticisms |
SPIRIT BRIDES is classic Gibran.
| We are please to present a series of important new translations of Arabic writing of Kahlil Gibran | The first, "The Ash of Centuries and the Immortal Flame" tells a tale of two lovers who are torn apart by death, but are then reunited in completely different lives almost two thousand years later |
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| They maliciously cornered Yuhanna about it and said he had to pay them for the damage, and asked far too much so that he was unable to pay | Yuhanna, righteously angry at these hypocrites who lived in wealth and extorted the poor who they were supposed to minister to, takes this opportunity to throw down about the merciful teachings of Christ |
The monks are fools, though, and imprison him, only to release him when his mother gives them her only piece of jewelry, an heirloom that she received from her own mother on her wedding day.
22| Its short and sweet, the pages take a long time to muscle through, to get to what he's trying to express but as it is continually interesting prose and very imaginative on different levels, this more than made up for the extra effort involved | " Needless to say, it is a chilling criticism on organized religion and the way society at large misunderstands those who are truly inspired |
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| For the wolves devour the ewe in the dark of night, but the stains or her blood remain on the pebbles of the valley till the dawn arrives and the sun rises | This is what Paulo Coelho wishes he could do |
Overall I say it is all well worth the read, especially if you already love Gibran because you have read one of his more known works.