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Rumi's The Question
In Rumi’s writing “The Question”, he questioned God’s presence and said that it was actually in front of you in the form of a burning fire to the left, and a lovely stream of water to the right. A group of people stood before the fire and water, and couldn’t seem to know which one was considered to be the blessing. The group of people split in two and most of them walked into the lovely stream of water, but found that it wasn’t what it seemed to be. The majority of the group who guarded against the fire and walked into the lovely stream somehow ended up into the fire. Rumi stated in this story, “Those who love the water of pleasure and make it their devotion are cheated with this reversal.” (The Norton Anthology World Literature, Volume B Page
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