“The pleasures of this world are delightful from a distance before the actual test.
From a distance they appear to be refreshing water,
but when you approach them, you find they are a mirage.
The world’s bait is visible, but the trap is hidden...”
- Rumi,
From a distance they appear to be refreshing water,
but when you approach them, you find they are a mirage.
The world’s bait is visible, but the trap is hidden...”
- Rumi,
"Jewels of Remembrance," Mathnawi VI, 316-317; 321
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