Discourses of Rumi

FIHI MA FIHI V 111our house, for though they are rays of the sun andare light, yet they belong to the sun. When the sunsinks, the light disappears too. Therefore itbehooves us to become the Sun, so the fear of separationcannot cloud our life.There is giving, and there is knowingness.Some have generosity and compassion but no trueknowledge. Some have knowledge but no selfsacrifice.When both are present, that person isblessed and prosperous. Such a being is trulyincomparable.A stranger is going along a road, but does notknow where the road begins or ends, or whetherthey have wandered the wrong way. They go onblindly, hoping that perhaps a cock will crow, orsome other sign of habitation will appear. Howcan such a stranger be compared with those whoknow the road and travel at ease, not needing signor waymark? They have their assigned task clearlybefore them. Therefore, knowing exceeds allelse.