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336 V DISCOURSES OF RUMIHumanity’s sciences and arts are like measuringthe ocean with a cup. To find the pearl callsfor something else. There are people gifted withevery skill, with wealth and good looks to boot,yet this vital quality is not in them. There are otherswho are outwardly a wreck, who have neithergood looks nor elegant speech, yet in them is thiselement that is immortal. By this element we areennobled and honored, and become superior toall other creatures. Leopards, crocodiles, andlions each have their own peculiar skills and abilities,but these qualities will not survive. When aperson discovers the essential element, they attainthe secret <strong>of</strong> their own eternal reality.The accomplishments <strong>of</strong> the human race arelike jewels on the back <strong>of</strong> a mirror. The mirror’sface has no jewels, it must be crystal clear.Whoever has an ugly face eagerly looks for thejewels, since the mirror’s face shows every darksecret.A friend <strong>of</strong> Joseph returned from a far journey.Joseph asked, “What present have you broughtme?” The friend replied, “What is there you do

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