Kahlil Gibran on Knowledge
No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of our knowledge.
The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness. If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind.
The astronomer may speak to you of his understanding of space, but he cannot give you his understanding. The musician may sing to you of the rhythm which is in all space, but he cannot give you the ear which arrests the rhythm nor the voice that echoes it. And he who is versed in the science of numbers can tell of the regions of weight and measure, but he cannot conduct you thither.
For the vision of one man lends not its wings to another man.
And even as each one of you stands alone in God's knowledge, so must each one of you be alone in his knowledge of God and in his understanding of the earth.
Bertrand Russell on Life
With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of people.
I have wished to know why the stars shine. Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens, but always pity brought me back to earth; Cries of pain reverberated in my heart of children in famine, of victims tortured and of old people left helpless.
I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot, and I too suffer.
This has been my life;
I found it worth living. |
A creative consultant and former educator, Farah Farooqi is in the process of publishing her first novel and a book of poetry. Her other interests and endeavors include Oriental Arabesque art, tribal henna designs, Renaissance literature, ambient music, holistic healing, electric guitar, Tai Chi, singing, studying new languages, creating music video montages, and developing innovative, educative,
and enlightening children's media.
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Farah Farooqi is a professional editor, writer, and content developer with over a decade of experience within the print and media industry. She holds a Masters degree in English and Creative Writing, and a Bachelors degree in English and Psychology. As a curriculum and assessment specialist, Farah excels in and feels inspired by projects promoting literacy and academic enrichment for children. Presently, Ms. Farooqi is developing
Reading and Language Arts products for a children's educational technology company in
New York. She also writes bi-weekly feature articles [Level 3-6] for "The Current Events for Kids" newspaper, an educational print and online publication.
Farah Farooqi also manages her own creative and technical services company, Heavenly Pen, servicing production, publishing and media industries. Along with her career endeavors, Ms. Farooqi is an events coordinator for the Women in Children's Media organization. Her role here spans from hosting creative children’s writing workshops at New York University to holding break-through, informative sessions with inspiring, renown writers, producers, and directors within the children’s media industry.
From "Auguries of Innocence"
by William Blake
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
Every Night and every Morn
Some to Misery are Born.
Every Morn and every Night
Some are Born to sweet delight.
Some are Born to sweet delight,
Some are Born to Endless Night.
Albert Einstein on Beauty
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. |
