The Illness of Ego
Jelaluddin Rumi
If you don't want your friend of today
to be unfriendly tomorrow,
choose friendship with the wise.
You're seasick from the storms of the ego,
because you make everything stormy.
If you take a jewel in hand, it loses its luster;
near you kindness of heart becomes hatred;
and even a beautiful word becomes vulgar.
You say, "I've heard this all before;
tell me something else, my friend."
If something fresh and bright is shared,
the very next day you're cranky and bored.
Get rid of this illness. When it's gone,
every old tale becomes new,
and makes the wayside ditch
burst into blossom.
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