"If there were no bitter things, And no opposition of fair and foul, stone and pearl, And no lust or Satan or concupiscence, And no wounds or war or fraud, Pray, O destroyer of virtue, by what name and title Could the King of kings address his slaves? How could He say ‘O temperate’ or ‘O meek one,’ Or ‘O courageous one’ or ‘O wise one.’"
Rumi

January 1, 1970

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