Abdelmajid Babakhouya

Khalil Gibran The Prophet in Exile Abdelmajid Babakhouya

I believe that you have inherited from your forefathers an ancient dream, a song, a prophecy, which you can proudly lay as a gift of gratitude upon the lap of America. I believe that you can say to the founders of this great nation, 'Here I am, a youth, a young tree whose roots were plucked from the hills of Lebanon, yet I am deeply rooted here, and I would be fruitful'I believe that you can say to Emerson and Whitman and James, 'In my veins runs the blood of the poets and wise men of old, and it is my desire to come to you and receive, but I shall not come with empty hands'. Khalil Gibran, " I Believe in You "