How to Be Human: Kahlil Gibran’s Recipe for Our Spiritual Perfection as a Species

Sometimes, when the world seems overwhelmed by conflict and crisis, it’s easy to feel lost and forget our fundamental capacity for good. We invent gods to reflect our best selves, yet the truth is, we are our own shepherds. In this short piece, Maria Popova draws on the timeless wisdom of Kahlil Gibran, inviting us to confront the full, complicated scope of what it means to be human—the contradictions and the boundless potential—as the only true path back to spiritual perfection and, ultimately, to ourselves. Read the full contemplation at The Marginalian.

Maria Popova

The Marginalian

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