the prophet\nkahlil gibran\nlove gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.\nlove possesses…

the prophet\nkahlil gibran\nlove gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.\nlove possesses not nor would it be possessed;\nfor love is sufficient unto love.\nwhen you love you should not say,\ngod is in my heart, but rather, i am in the heart of god.5\nand think not you can direct the course of love,\nfor love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.\nlove has no other desire but to fulfill itself.\nbut if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:\nto melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.10\nto know the pain of too much tenderness.\nto be wounded by your own understanding of love;\nand to bleed willingly and joyfully.\nto wake at dawn with a winged heart\nand give thanks for another day of loving;\nto rest at the noon hour and meditate loves ecstasy;15\nto return home at eventide with gratitude;\nand then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon yo\nlips.\nlines 14 - 16 present an image of loves being\na happy only at dawn.\nb willing to forgive repeatedly.\nc generous to a fault when compelled.\nd not only grateful but also thoughtful.\ne thankful in the morning, at noon, and at night.

the prophet\nkahlil gibran\nlove gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.\nlove possesses not nor would it be possessed;\nfor love is sufficient unto love.\nwhen you love you should not say,\ngod is in my heart, but rather, i am in the heart of god.5\nand think not you can direct the course of love,\nfor love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.\nlove has no other desire but to fulfill itself.\nbut if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:\nto melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.10\nto know the pain of too much tenderness.\nto be wounded by your own understanding of love;\nand to bleed willingly and joyfully.\nto wake at dawn with a winged heart\nand give thanks for another day of loving;\nto rest at the noon hour and meditate loves ecstasy;15\nto return home at eventide with gratitude;\nand then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon yo\nlips.\nlines 14 - 16 present an image of loves being\na happy only at dawn.\nb willing to forgive repeatedly.\nc generous to a fault when compelled.\nd not only grateful but also thoughtful.\ne thankful in the morning, at noon, and at night.

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Brief Explanations:

Lines 14 - 16 show love's gratitude at dawn (giving thanks for another day of loving), at noon (meditating love's ecstasy), and at eventide (returning home with gratitude). This indicates love is not only grateful (at different times) but also thoughtful (as seen in actions like meditating and having a prayer for the beloved at night).

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D. not only grateful but also thoughtful.