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The Discourse of Tears I listened to many a discourse relating to morality from that celebrated preacher, but those lofty discourses had no effect on me.
Why did those discourses fail to impress me? I felt very sad about it and tears of deep distress flowed from my eyes.
But my amazement knew no bounds when the streaming tears accosted me: Friend? Why are you weeping? Who doth need to weep-yourself or that renowned preacher?'
'O benign tears who cleanse our sins!' I asked in humility, 'Why should the preacher weep?'
With an ironic smile the tears replied: ‘He is preaching about morality, enthroned on the pedestal of immorality! He is talking about the perfume of the rose, sprinkling around the essence of garlic! Having kindled the fire of dissension, he is now pleading for the cool air of friendliness and unity.'
And then that last streaming tear was verily transformed into a genuine pearl.
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