Joy or Sorrow/ Rise or Fall

I read something this morning and I wanted to share it with you all today. I am hoping to get some input of what you all think of this quote. I am on some high powered meds and I feel like they are messing with my brain a bit. And when I read this quote - it seems to be quite deep and I am hoping that some of you will share what it means to you. Maybe with comments and all I can better understand this quote:


"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. Some of you say, 'Joy is greater than sorrow,' and others say, 'Nay, sorrow is the greater.' But I say unto you, they are inseparable. Together they come, and when one sits along with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed. Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy. Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced. When the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh his gold and his silver, needs must your joy or your sorrow rise or fall."

Kahlil Gibran

Thanks so much for helping me better understand this quote. I found it in a book I am reading. I am thinking I will be sharing more from this book as I go along. :O)