SEED THOUGHT: On Existence

Existence is a sea; man's speech its shore; Letters its oyster-shells, pearls of the heart's wisdom. With every wave a thousand pearls of price Scattered around, of knowledge, of imagery, New facts to grasp, conclusions fresh to draw, A thousand waves with every breath arise, No less is in one drop than in them all. Wisdom, existence, doth that sea contain; Its outward envelope is speech and sound. Here understanding halts; and more, Save in a parable, may not be given. -- from The Secret Garden, Mahmud Shabistari, 13th Century Persian sage