Rumi and Other Mystical Poets List: Hafiz - How Does It Feel to Be a Man

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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Hafiz - How Does It Feel to Be a Man

Once a young woman asked me, "How does it feel to be a man?" And I replied, "My dear, I am not so sure." Then she said, "Well, aren't you a man?" And this time I replied, "I view gender As a beautiful animal That people often take for a walk on a leash And might enter in some odd contest To try to win strange prizes. My dear, A better question for Hafiz Would have been, 'How does it feel to be a heart?' And I find my heart Infinite And Everywhere!" I Heard God Laughing Renderings of Hafiz By... Sign in to see full entry.

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