11 - The Well
Thou Allah! Thou Gracious! Thou Merciful! Thou Beloved!
- That which you see as trapping you
- of limiting you
- of constraining your soul from freedom
- is your salvation!
- Your eyes have not yet adjusted to it
- you are a man in a well who bemoans his fate
- trapped in the wet and the dark at the bottom.
- When the lone shaft of light reaches your eyes
- do you not marvel at its brilliance?
- When your narrow view of the sky turns orange
- with the fire that destroys the forest
- are you not safe?
- When thieves hide their loot in the depths of your well
- do you not have all the riches you need?
- when the moon arises and shines into your world
- are you not bathed clean in its light?
- You are trapped, to be sure, but you want for nothing.
- And when the villagers need that most essential to life,
- it is your kingdom they visit.
