From a Sense of "I" to a Sense of Awe!

An 11th century Persian poet/mathematician/astronomer wrote: I passed into the potter’s house of clay, and saw the craftsman busy at his wheel, turning out pots and jars fashioned from the heads of kings, and the feet of beggars. (1)

A 21st century blogger echoes: You are made of this Earth, so, be.

An 11th century Persian poet/mathematician/astronomer wrote:

How long wilt thou expend thy existence on vain self-love, or in searching for the source of being and of not being? (2)

A 21st century blogger echoes: Ground your quest in what is.

An 11th century Persian poet/mathematician/astronomer wrote: I am racked with thirst, and yet a fresh cool stream flows before me. (3)

A 21st century blogger echoes: Have a sip of now.

An 11th century Persian poet/mathematician/astronomer wrote: Come, seat thyself upon the grass, for in a little while grass will spring from this dust of mine and thine. (4)

A 21st century blogger echoes: Appreciate the ordinary perfection of your non-stop growth.

An 11th century Persian poet/mathematician/astronomer wrote: Life was given unto me without my consent, therefore my own existence, filled me with astonishment. (5)

A 21st century blogger echoes: Shift from a sense of “I” to a sense of awe!


References:

1-5: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam