On 15 Dec 1995, Barry Mallis wrote:
> I am moved to a further rejoinder in the form of a poem by the Persian
> poet Rumi.
>
> No one can claim to be sincere in love
> Who doesn't forget the sting of the Master's whip
> In the presence of the Master--
>
> Just like those Egyptian women
> Peeling fruit in the Pharoah's kitchen
> Who cut their hands to shreds when they saw
> Beautiful Joseph stepping in the room,
>
> And didn't even know it.
>
[snip]
> The concept of love is not so simple to decipher.
Ahhhh, yes, Barry, not so simple, indeed. I was reminded as I read your
last line of a comment made by a fellow student in an English essay in
1969. It has remained with me since then. "Love is a condition which is
easily defined until it has been experienced." (Landon Shultz).
You and Rumi have once again called me into exquisite confusion....
I'm grateful,
Tobin
quereau@austin.cc.tx.us
-- Tobin Quereau <quereau@austin.cc.tx.us>