Three Travelers Tell Their Dream
By Jelalluddin Rumi
Three devout men of different religions fall in togetherby chance traveling.
They stop at a caravanserai where the host brings as a gift a sweetdessert,
some taste of God's nearness. This is how people out in the country
servestrangers. The Jew and the Christian are full, but the Muslim has been
fasting allday. The two say, "Let's save it for tomorrow." The one, "No. Let's
save self-denialfor tomorrow!" "You want it all for yourself!" "Divide it into
three parts, and each can do as he wants." "Ah, but Muhammed said not to
share." "That was about dividing yourself between sensuality and soul. You must
belong. to one or the other." But finally,for some reason, he gives in,"I'll do
it your way." They refrain from tasting. They sleep,and then wake and dress
themselvesto begin morning devotions. Christian, jew, Muslim,
shaman,Zoroastrian, stone, ground,
mountain, river, each has a secret way of being with the mystery, unique and
not to be
judged. This subject never ends! Three friends in a grandmorning mood. "Let us
tell
what dreams we had last night; whoeverhas had the deepestdream gets the halvah."
Agreed. The Jewish man begins the wanderings of his soul."Moses met me on the
road;
I followed him to Sinai: an opening door, light withinlight. Mt. Sinai and
Moses and
I merged in an exploding splendor, the unity of the prophets."This was a true
dream. Many
Jews have such. Then the Christian sighs, "Christ took mein his arms to the
fourth
heaven, a pure vast region....I cannot say...." His is alsodeep. The Muslim,
"Muhammed came
and told me where you two had gone. 'You wretch,' he said,you've been left
behind! You
may as well get up and eat something." "No!" laughed the Christian and the Jew.
"How
could I disobey such glory? Would you not do as Moses andJesus suggest?"
"You're right,"
they say. Yours is the truest dream, but it had immediateeffect in your waking
life."
What matters is how quickly you do what your soul directs.
> Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:35:16 -0400> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: [EMAIL
> PROTECTED]> Subject: [MD] The Madman: The Two Hermits> > > The Madman: The
> Two Hermits by Kahlil Gibran> > > Upon a lonely mountain, there lived two
> hermits who worshipped God > and loved one another.> > Now these two hermits
> had one earthen bowl, and this was their only > possession. One day an evil
> spirit entered into the heart of the > older hermit and he came to the
> younger and said, "It is long that we > have lived together. The time has
> come for us to part. Let us divide > our possessions."> > Then the younger
> hermit was saddened and he said, "It grieves me, > Brother, that thou
> shouldst leave me. But if thou must needs go, so > be it," and he brought the
> earthen bowl and gave it to him saying, > "We cannot divide it, Brother, let
> it be thine."> > Then the older hermit said, "Charity I will not accept. I
> will take > nothing but mine own. It must be divided."> > And the younger one
> said, "If the bowl be broken, of what use would > it be to thee or to me? If
> it be thy pleasure let us rather cast a lot."> > But the older hermit said
> again, "I will have but justice and mine > own, and I will not trust justice
> and mine own to vain chance. The > bowl must be divided."> > Then the younger
> hermit could reason no further and he said, "If it > be indeed thy will, and
> if even so thou wouldst have it let us now > break the bowl."> > But the face
> of the older hermit grew exceeding dark, and he cried, > "O thou cursed
> coward, thou wouldst not fight."> > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list> Listinfo,
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