THE MAD MAN
KHALIL GIBRAN
Three ants met on the nose of a man who was asleep in the sun. And after they had saluted one another, each according to the custom of his tribe, they stood there conversing.
The first ant said, “These hills and plains are the most barren I have known. I have searched all day for a grain of some sort, and there is none to be found.”
Said the second ant, “I too have found nothing, though I have visited every nook and glade. This is, I believe, what my people call the soft, moving land where nothing grows.”
Then the third ant raised his head and said, “My friends, we are standing now on the nose of the Supreme Ant, the mighty and infinite Ant, whose body is so great that we cannot see it, whose shadow is so vast that we cannot trace it, whose voice is so loud that we cannot hear it; and He is omnipresent.”
When the third ant spoke thus the other ants looked at each other and laughed.
At that moment the man moved and in his sleep raised his hand and scratched his nose, and the three ants were crushed.
Figurative Language
Personification:
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"a man who was sleep in the sun"
Software Findings Reoccurring Words
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Ant, Said, Man, Nose, Raised
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With these findings we can conclude that "ants" may had a metaphorical meaning.
Interpretation
My interpretation of "The Three Ants" revoles around the world we live in, where god creates things that we cannot defeat. Gibrans gives a message that we must not be arrogant in the world. We must enjoy life.
