Love is reckless; not reason.
Reason seeks a profit.
Love comes on strong,
Consuming herself, unabashed.
Yet, in the midst of suffering,
Love proceeds like a millstone,
Hard surfaced and straightforward.
Having died of self-interest,
She risks everything and asks for nothing.
Love gambles away every gift God bestows.
Without cause God gave us being;
Without cause, give it back again.
(Jelaluddin Rumi Mathnawi VI, 1967-1974)
Reason seeks a profit.
Love comes on strong,
Consuming herself, unabashed.
Yet, in the midst of suffering,
Love proceeds like a millstone,
Hard surfaced and straightforward.
Having died of self-interest,
She risks everything and asks for nothing.
Love gambles away every gift God bestows.
Without cause God gave us being;
Without cause, give it back again.
(Jelaluddin Rumi Mathnawi VI, 1967-1974)
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