The blue flame – Jibran Khalil Jibran's messages to Mai Yousif

A unique love like no other in history or in the lives of lovers, a rare love free from all goals. That passion between them lasted for about twenty years, only meeting in the world of thought and spirit. Khalil Gibran was residing in America, and Mai was residing in Cairo. Khalil Gibran's love was not the result of a glance, a smile, a greeting, or words, but a love that grew and blossomed through charming literary correspondence and intellectual and spiritual debates that united two lonely hearts and two expatriate spirits. Each was searching for a soulmate in wakefulness and dreams, longing for that blue flame, which is the essence of the human soul in its purest form. Each was seeking to see himself in the other's spirit, as if that spirit was the mirror reflecting the light of the other on its pages. And we, every time we look into the content of these lively, sincere letters, we become more certain that the love that drew Gibran to Mai, and Mai's passion for Gibran, was a great love, even a nearly mystical love, because it transcended the boundaries of time, place, and senses into a world where the power of existence unites. This love, in its loftiness, depth, and purity, made each of them seek God in the heart of the other. Book information: Author: Khalil Gibran Year of publication: 2017 Publisher: Antoine Library Number of pages: 177