poem

veritasamat · 12-25-2003, 06:16 AM

Hello everyone,

I had mentioned in a previous post that I thought many people confused their religion as the end rather than the means and therefore fell into the danger of loving their religion more than God. I found this poem by Rumi that I think says it well.

"Many have been led astray by the Qur'an:
by clinging to that rope many have fallen into the well.
There is no fault in the rope, O perverse man,
for it was you who had no desire to reach the top."

Susma Rio Sep · 12-25-2003, 10:35 AM

Substitute Bible for Qur'an, and it works as well.

Quote:

"Many have been led astray by the Bible:
by clinging to that rope many have fallen into the well.
There is no fault in the rope, O perverse man,
for it was you who had no desire to reach the top."

Good contribution, Veritas.

Susma Rio Sep