Wednesday, February 9, 2011

The One Thing You Must Do


There is one thing in this world which you must never forget to do.
If you forget everything else and not this, there is nothing to worry
about, but if you remember everything else and forget this, then you
will have done nothing in your life.

It is as if a king has sent you to some country to do a task, and you
perform a hundred other services, but not the one he sent you to do.
So human beings come to this world to do particular work. That
work is the purpose, and each is specific to the person. If you don't
do it, it's as though a knife of the finest tempering were nailed into a
wall to hang things on. For a penny an iron nail could be bought to
serve for that.

Remember the deep root of your being, the presence of your lord.
Give your life to the one who already owns your breath and your
moments. If you don't, you will be like the one who takes a precious
dagger and hammers it into his kitchen wall for a peg to hold his
dipper gourd. You will be wasting valuable keenness and foolishly
ignoring your dignity and your purpose.

5 comments:

Ruth said...

Truly I love the image of the knife, beautifully sharp and ready, hammered to the wall to hang ladles on. There is no mystery about what a knife does and is supposed to do. But the knife doesn't know! I think someone ought to tell him.

NanYoga said...

Today's post is exquiste! I love "remember the deep root of your being!" Thank you!

steven said...

this writing is like the proverbial pointed stick. steven

Mystic Musings said...

Namaste'

Just setting up my own blog and wandering about blogworld. Happened upon you, to my delight. Rumi lifts me to MySelf. Perhaps a step toward getting on with it - writing on my own blog, that is. Yours is lovely. Thank you.

Terri said...

Your talents are your gift to, and from, the world. No matter how insignificant they seem, they are integral to the tapestry of life. Don't underestimate what you bring to the table