Category Archives: Nature

Love (Book of Mirdad)

  December 23, 2012 - 4:59 pm | , , ,
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  From the Book of Mirdad: Love is the Law of god. You live that you may learn to love. You love that you may learn to live. No other lesson is required of Man. And what is it to love but for the lover to absorb forever the beloved so that the twain be one? And whom, or what, is one to love? Is one to choose a certain leaf upon the Tree of Life and pour upon it all one’s heart? What of the branch that bears the leaf? What of the stem that holds the branch? What … Continue reading →

The Cracked Pot

  December 23, 2012 - 4:39 pm | ,
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  Another story I recently received via email (this one is obviously not a true story): A water-bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of  water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the master’s house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a … Continue reading →