Reason: The ocean, tranquil, glistening in the sun; solid, unshakeable. Passion: The wind that gushes in at a million knots per hour; turning reason into a raging storm. I often watch this cosmic dance Reason wants to be calm - Passion needs to be wild . The way to keep these two forces at bay, for me, meant to deny passion its pleasure but a week ago a poet, a prophet, gave me a different perspective: Reason and Passion By Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931) And the priestess spoke again and said: Speak to us of Reason and Passion. And he answered, saying: Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon which your reason and your judgment wage war against your passion and your appetite. Would that I could be the peacemaker in your soul, that I might turn the discord and the rivalry of your elements into oneness and melody. But how shall I, unless you yourselves be also the peacemakers, nay, the lovers of all your ele