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title: "He stood up and looked at me even as the seasons might look down upon… — Khalil Gibran Quote #19 | QuotesBy.net"
description: "He stood up and looked at me even as the seasons might look down upon the field, and He smiled. And He said again: 'All men love you for themselves. … — a quote by Khalil Gibran."
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> # He stood up and looked at me even as the seasons might look down upon the field, and He smiled. And He said again: 'All men love you for themselves. I love you for yourself.' And then He walked away. But no other man ever walked the way He walked. Was it a breath born in my garden that moved to the east? Or was it a storm that would shake all things to their foundations? I knew not, but on that day the sunset of His eyes slew the dragon in me, and I became a woman, I became Miriam, Miriam of Mijdel.

[Khalil Gibran](https://quotesby.net/Khalil-Gibran)\#19

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## About this quote

What does it mean?A divine encounter can transform identity and self perception fundamentally.In plain termsA spiritual moment can change who you are.What can you take from it?Spiritual moments transform identity.

### Where it applies

- spiritual awakening
- personal crisis

### Putting it to work

- embrace transformation

### Questions to consider

- What transforms your identity?
- Who do you become?

### Another view

The narrative relies on metaphorical gender and religious imagery.

## More from Khalil Gibran

1. > I was dead. I was a woman who had divorced her soul. I was living apart from this self which you now see. I belonged to all men, and to none. They called me ha…

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