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What the soul longs for, is attained by the spirit.
— Khalil Gibran ‧ Thoughts and Meditations

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An editorial interpretation.
Longing and achieving are given to different parts of a person. The soul does the wanting, while the spirit does the reaching. It suggests our deepest desires aren't fulfilled by yearning alone but by some more active inner force that carries us there.
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