Guest guest Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 I have been a misfit since childhood. I knew that no one understood me, not even my father. He once said, "You are not a madman, fit to be put in a madhouse, nor are you monk to be put in a monastery. I just don't know what you are!" I replied: "You know, father, I can tell you what it is like. Once a duck egg was put under a hen to be hatched. When the egghatched, the duckling walked along with the mother hen until they came to a pond. The duckling took a nice dip in the water. But the hen stayed on the bank and clucked. Now, my dear father, after having tried the sea I find it my home. If you choose to stay on the shore, is it my fault? I am not to be blamed ! ********************************************************************** listen, o drop, give yourself up without regret, and in exchange gain the OCEAN. listen, o drop, bestow upon yourself the honor, and in the arms of the SEA be secure. who indeed should be so fortunate? an ocean wooing a drop in GOD'S NAME, IN GOD'S NAME, SELL AND BUY AT ONCE! give a drop, and take this SEA full of pearls. rumi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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