Konrad Kiessel Painting
BECOMING HUMAN
Once a man came to me and spoke for hours about
He asked me for confirmation, saying,
I replied, "How many goats do you have?"
He looked surprised and said,
And I spoke again saying,
"And how many wives
And to all he answered.
Then I said,
More kind to every creature and plant
Hafiz
Translated by Daniel Ladinsky
"His great visions of God" he felt he was having.
"Are these wondrous dreams true?"
"I am speaking of sublime visions
And you ask
About goats!"
"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?"
"You asked me if I thought your visions were true,
I would say that they were if they make you become
More human,
That you know."
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