The human soul is but a part of a burning torch which God separated from Himself at Creation.
I am indeed a fanatic and I am inclined towards destruction as well as construction. There is hatred in my heart for that which my detractors sanctify, and love for that which they reject. And if I could uproot certain customs, beliefs and traditions of people, I would do so without hesitation. When they said my books were poison, they were speaking truth about themselves, for what I say is poison to them. But they falsified when they said I mix honey into it, for I apply the poison full strength and pour it from transparent glass. Those who call me an idealist becalmed in clouds are the very ones who turn away from the transparent glass they call poison, knowing that their stomachs cannot digest it.
- Khalil Gibran <Narcotics and Dissecting Knives>
AND
A white leathery snake egg, a sparrow's egg;
a quince seed, an apple seed : Very different things
look similar at one stage.
These leaves, our bodily personalities, seem identical,
but the globe of soul fruit
we make,
each is elaborately
unique.
- Rumi |
