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From Sohrab Sepehri...

I’ve never seen two rival pines.
I’ve never seen a willow, Sell its shadow to the earth.
An oak happily offersIts branch to the raven.

And wherever there is a leaf,
in me, passion blossoms.

"Sohrab"

I am and I am not...

I said I shall tell the tale of my heart as best as I can;
Caught in the storm of my tears, with a bleeding heart,I failed to do that!I tried to relate to event in broken, muted words;
The cup of my thoughts was so fragile, that I fell into pieces like shattered glass.

Many ships were wrecked in this storm;What is my little helpless boat in comparison?
The waves destroyed my ship, neither good remained nor bad;
Free from myself, I tied my body to a raft.

Now, I am neither up nor down-no this is not a fair description;
I am up on a wave one instant, and down under another the next.

I am not aware of my existence, I know only this:
When I am, I am not, and when I am not, I am!
(Divan 1419:1-6)

Grahame's final recited poem:

"I was born the day I met you,
Lived a while when you loved me,
Died a little when we broke apart."

More on Virtues and Vices...

http://www.uoregon.edu/~rbear/hallch.htm

Come, Come...

I know there are claims that this poem may be unauthentic, but that is not important. The importance is in the message. Nevertheless I like this poem very much…

"Come,
please, come again,

Whoever you are.
Religious, infidel, heretic or pagan.

Even if you promised a hundred times, and a hundred times you broke your promise.

This door is not the door of hopelessness and frustration.
This door is open for everybody.

Come, come as you are."

-Rumi

On Ethics and Virtues.

Interesting notes By Dr. John Morris.

Deontological thinking rests on 2-3 fundamental principles -
1. Rights: Best captured under the rubric of “human rights”

2. Justice to include:
A. Distributive: how were outcomes provided
B. Procedural : what processes were used
C. Interactional: what communication processes were used and were they appropriate and/or fair.

3. Virtue ethics: what is moral/ethical is not only what rules dictate but also what the mature person with a “good” moral character would deem appropriate.

Virtue: an excellence in being. For humans (as opposed to angels and animals?) Excellence in being involves both right thought and right action. That is, virtue isn’t just thinking “right” thoughts but also involves “right” action.
Virtues include such things as:

Politeness
Fidelity
Prudence
Temperance
Courage
Justice
Generosity
Compassion
Mercy
Gratitude
Humility
Simplicity
Tolerance
Purity
Good faith
Humor
LOVE

Intresting self test... how many of the items can we check from the list?!