Consequently, the Syrian Mount Lebanon Relief Committee be-came an arena for a variety of personal disputes. It also shows a side to his life far different to the one we are accustomed. Another new tendency was manifested in Gibran toward the end of the war. While serving as secretary on this committee, Gibran produced an elaborate statement of his political ideas. But it was his pride in the com-mittee that stole the show, so to speak.
Great tragedies enlarge the heart.
I have never been given the chance to serve my people in a work of this sort. But like its predecessor, the Syrian Liberation Committee fell vic-tim to the political differences and personal disputes that had ripped the community apart. The Comminee did not achieve anything tangible aside from lobbying certain international fig-ures and skinning the outside surface of the political world. Gibran was dis-appointed but his remained intact. Like most in his community, Gibran was jubilant and excited at the news of Turkey's defeat.