Last night
I begged the Wise One to tell me
the secret of the world.
Gently, gently he whispered,
"Be quiet,
the secret cannot be spoken,
it is wrapped in silence."
--Jalal ad'Din Rumi (1207-1273), translated by Maryam Mafi and Azita Malima Kolin, from Whispers of the Beloved
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