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Shrine of Rumi

By voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com
Shrine of Rumi by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com

O son,
break all the ties
and be free,
for how long will you be captive
of gold and silver?
If you try to pour the sea
in a pitcher,
the pitcher will take
only the need of the day.
The pitcher of greedy people's eyes
is never filled,
but an oyster is not satiated
unless it is filled with a pearl!
Rumi, 13th Century

PHOTO: Shrine of Rumi at Konya, Turkey by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com
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