Embrace the interconnectedness of all things from "summary" of Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Omar Khayyam,Edward FitzGerald
Oh, come with old Khayyam, and leave the Wise To talk; one thing is certain, that Life flies; One thing is certain, and the Rest is Lies; The Flower that once has blown forever dies. A Hair perhaps divides the False from True – Yes; and a single Alif were the clue – Could you but find it – to the Treasure-house, And peradventure to The Master too; Whose secret Presence, through Creation's veins Running quicksilver-like eludes your pains; Taking all shapes from Mah to Mahi; and They change and perish all – but He remains; A moment guess'd – then back behind the Fold Immerst of Darkness round the Drama roll'd Which, for the Pastime of Eternity, He does Himself contrive, enact, behold. But if in vain, down on the stubborn floor Of Earth, and up to Heaven's unopening Door, You gaze to-day, while You are You – how then To-morrow, You, when shall be You no more...
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