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BECOMING HUMAN
Once a man came to me and spoke for hours about
"His great visions of God" he felt he was having.
He asked me for confirmation, saying,
"Are these wondrous dreams true?"
I replied, "How many goats do you have?"
He looked surprised and said,
"I am speaking of sublime visions
And you ask about goats!"
And I spoke again saying,
"Yes brother-how many do you have?"
"Well, Hafiz, I have sixty-two."
"How many rose bushes in your garden,
How many children,
Are your parents still alive,
Do you feed the birds in winter?"
And to all he answered.
Then I said,
"You asked me if I thought your visions were true,
I would say that they were if they make you become
more human,
More kind to every creature and plant
That you know."
Amen
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