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Thursday, 26 January 2012
I am one of those who believe that spiritual progress is a rule of human life, but the approach to perfection is slow and painful. If a woman elevates herself in one respect and is retarded in another, it is because the rough trail that leads to the mountain peak is not free of thieves and lairs of wolves.
—Kahlil Gibran
Kahlil Gibran, born Khalil Gibran, was a poet from Bcharre, Lebanon. There’s a statue of him in Bcharre.
#kahlil gibran #khalil gibran #lebanon #bcharre
somewhere in lebanon.
taken by leaveamarc.
cant wait til juneeee.
This is in Bcharre :)
#arab world #church #landscape #lebanon #middle east #photography #picture #travel #bcharre
Bcharre is also the birthplace of famous writer, Kahlil Gibran.
#bcharre #lebanon #maronite #christianity #architecture
Bcharre, whose patron saint is Mar Seba [of Cappadocia], is a Lebanese town at 1,650 m of altitude, near the Kadisha Valley. The town is believed to derive its name from the Phonetician “Beit Esh-Shari” meaning “The House of Ishtar” - a goddess worshipped by the Phoenicians (and King Solomon) before monotheism.
Bcharre was the site of a Phoenician settlement in ancient times. Maronite Christians fleeing persecution sought refuge in its mountainous terrain in the 7th Century AD. The Kadisha Valley, below the town, became the spiritual center of the Maronite Church. The town was known as Buissera by the Crusades.
In Lebanon, Bcharre natives are characterized as very courageous and fiercely tribal. They are especially known for their distinct accent when they speak Arabic. Unlike other parts of Lebanon, Aramaic was spoken in Bsharri well into the 1800s. As a result, Bcharre natives developed an unmistakably strong accent.
#bcharre #lebanon #christianity #maronite
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