The Wise Dog Poem by Kahlil Gibran

The Wise Dog

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One day there passed by a company of cats a wise dog.

And as he came near and saw that they were very intent and heeded
him not, he stopped.

Then there arose in the midst of the company a large, grave cat and
looked upon them and said, 'Brethren, pray ye; and when ye have
prayed again and yet again, nothing doubting, verily then it shall
rain mice.'

And when the dog heard this he laughed in his heart and turned from
them saying, 'O blind and foolish cats, has it not been written and
have I not known and my fathers before me, that that which raineth
for prayer and faith and supplication is not mice but bones.'

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
M Asim Nehal 18 May 2016

Prayers are answered only when you have faith in them and for livelihood God has ordered us to work and struggle.

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Rajesh Thankappan 27 October 2014

God rewards one and all in the way he desires. This means that there are many paths to approach God thought the ultimate reward is the food of fulfillment. An excellent poem.

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Ahmed Aziz 28 January 2022

Fool cats, wise dog alive!

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Ahmed Aziz 28 January 2022

Mice are meats and bones, the cats were foolish enough to pray for mice only- not knowing- dogs are alsoo

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Ahmed aziz 28 January 2022

Dogs are also meat and bones, so shall the wise dog survive and eat the cats.

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mustazhar firdoos 27 December 2021

everyone of us has its own needs. we cannot judge the requirements on the basis of our own background,

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Poetic Sky 20 August 2020

Wise dog and fool cats...

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Dr Antony Theodore 18 April 2020

And when the dog heard this he laughed in his heart and turned from them saying, 'O blind and foolish cats, has it not been written and have I not known and my fathers before me, that that which raineth for prayer and faith and supplication is not mice but bones.' the dog and the cat and the wild imagination of Gibran. tony

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