Khalil Gibran on marriage

I read Khalil Gibran's  " The Prophet" years ago and I simply loved the philosophical essays for their sheer wisdom put in such simple prose. I read this again today. And it never fails to move me. The wealth of wisdom in these lines. The advice is pretty solid.  Sometimes it doesn't matter what the issue is, look at these lines and you'll find  one that gives you an answer. 


You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. 

Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music. 

Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.