REWARDS FOR CLEAR THINKING
Think about this for a second:
God (being God), having Infinite Knowledge,
Not only knew your every thought and action
Your life would ever experience
(Even before you were born)
But He also, being the Divine Creator,
Has etched every moment of your existence
With His own hand
With the precision and care
No artist ever could.
Think about this for a moment:
I have never heard a bird or the sun
Ever say to God,
I am sorry.
There seems to be a great reward
For clear thinking:
All existence is a pawn in the Friend's hands.
Look, one gets wings and gifts to the world
Music each morning;
One turns into such an extraordinary light
He actually becomes a sustainer of a whole planet,
One makes a thousand moons go mad with love
And blush all night.
When one can surrender the illusion, the crutch, of
Free will,
Though still live—for the benefit of others—
The highest of moral
Codes.
~ Hafiz
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"Rewards For Clear Thinking" from The Gift, Daniel Ladinsky, copyright 1999. www.danielladinsky.com. Printed with permission.
Hafiz on free will
Oh my word, the juiciest of poems, as Hafiz takes on this thorny issue with his usual aplomb, and wit.
This sort of content in the past I’d have plonked firmly in the ‘too out there’ bucket and moved on to something less challenging to my poor intellect.
But I want you to relax into this one with me, so let’s see what we can see.