RUMI DAYS
Daily readings of the 13th Century Persian poet as translated by Coleman Barks
Friday, September 10, 2010
The Origin of the World
Human beings seem to derive
from this planet, but essentially
we are the origin of the world.
A tiny gnat's outward form
flies about in pain and wanting,
while the gnat's inward nature
includes the entire galactic
whirling of the universe.
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