"Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises
was oftentimes filled with your tears.
And how else can it be?
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being
the more joy you can contain.
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and
you shall find it is only that which has
given you sorrow that is giving you joy.
When you are sorrowful,
look again in your heart,
and you shall see that in truth you are weeping
for that which has been your delight.
Together they come,
and when one sits alone with you at your board,
remember that the other is asleep upon your bed."
- Kahlil Gibran, "The Prophet"
