Credo

"If we love, our love is neither from us, nor is it for us.

If we rejoice, our joy is not in us, but in Life itself.

If we suffer, our pain lies not in our wounds, but in the very heart of Nature.

"I do not complain, as I tell this tale;

for he who complains doubts Life, and I am a firm believer.

"I believe in the worth of the bitterness mingled in each potion that I drink from the cup of Life.

I believe in the beauty of the sorrow that penetrates my heart.

I believe in the ultimate mercy of these steel fingers that crush my soul.

"This is my story. How can I end it, when in truth it has no ending?"

~ Kahlil Gibran, Voice of the Master, 23-24