Clothes — General Discussion on True Nudists

pass297Original Poster

Dec 9, 2010

And the weaver said, "Speak to us of Clothes."
And he answered:
Your clothes conceal much of your beauty, yet they hide not the unbeautiful.
And though you seek in garments the freedom of privacy you may find in them a harness and a chain.
Would that you could meet the sun and the wind with more of your skin and less of your raiment,
For the breath of life is in the sunlight and the hand of life is in the wind.
Some of you say, "It is the north wind who has woven the clothes to wear."
But shame was his loom, and the softening of the sinews was his thread.
And when his work was done he laughed in the forest.
Forget not that modesty is for a shield against the eye of the unclean.
And when the unclean shall be no more, what were modesty but a fetter and a fouling of the mind?
And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.

Khalil Gibran

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Robert Little
Dec 9, 2010
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this!
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Garyw4489
Dec 10, 2010
Thanks for sharing this with us all, I agree this should be an anthem for naturists around the world.
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TonyJ63
Dec 10, 2010
Great words from a great man
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pass297Original Poster
Dec 10, 2010
when I 1st read this at the age of 12, I knew that it was the absolute truth.... for me!!
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shavednude
Dec 11, 2010
That says it all - right on the money; thanks for sharing.
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Cheri Donna Dawson
Dec 11, 2010
I had forgotten about this passage. Thank you for posting.
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intune
Dec 11, 2010
very well scriped
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nude_chilly_willy
Dec 12, 2010
thanks for the quote it says a lot
stay nude
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pass297Original Poster
Dec 19, 2010
do other people have any poems or quotes o nudism? share them?
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pass297Original Poster
Dec 21, 2010
this ios great// i hope we can keep it going!!
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Dizzy4Health
Dec 22, 2010
Hopefully this thread will go a long way to 'undressing' unhealthy attitudes towards living naturally.
Once again I'm thankful for this forum, I'd feel naked without it.
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Topper
Dec 23, 2010
The book The Prophet is great I love the part you quoted. It communicates the way I feel on a barefoot all over walk in the park
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DesertRat
Dec 23, 2010
Thank you for posting this.
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DesertRat
Dec 23, 2010
There is an often used saying; "Clothes makes the man." I believe that statement was created by the people who are selling clothes. In the past, I have spent big bucks on the finest of apparel, but no matter how expensive or how well tailored, I always looked like an unmade bed. I realized that I already had the best fitting suit of clothes all along. Since getting out of the rat race where so much relies upon dress, I now have the philosophy that less is more. Sure, I wear clothes when I go out in public but I never, ever go any place where I would be expected to wear a tie. When you get right down to it, I find that they want you to pay to go to most events or places where a tie is required. That is certainly not for me.
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