top of page
Writer's pictureEthan Pollock

The River Cannot Go Back by Kahlil Gibran


It is said that before entering the sea

a river trembles with fear.

She looks back at the path she has traveled,

from the peaks of the mountains,

the long winding road crossing forests and villages.

And in front of her,

she sees an ocean so vast,

that to enter

there seems nothing more than to disappear forever.

But there is no other way.

The river cannot go back.

Nobody can go back.

To go back is impossible in existence.

The river needs to take the risk

of entering the ocean

because only then will fear disappear,

because that’s where the river will know

it’s not about disappearing into the ocean,

but of becoming the ocean.

97 views0 comments

Recent Posts

See All

Quote by Jane Hirshfield

I have been given this existence, these years on this Earth, to accept what has come into my lifetime — wars, loves, trucks, betrayals,...

Ryokan 1758-1831

Too lazy to be ambitious, I let the world take care of itself. Ten days' worth of rice in my bag; a bundle of twigs by the fireplace. Why...

How to Heal by Jeff Foster

Do not force the healing, my love. Healing is always unforced. It happens when the conditions are right. When there is just enough love,...

Comments


bottom of page