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Time to ignore sensible advice,
to untie the knots our culture ties us with.
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Cut to the quick.
Put cotton in both sentimental ears.
.
Go back into the reedbed.
Let cane sugar rise again in you.
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No rules or daily duties.
Those do not bring the peace of silence.
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~ Rumi
translation by Coleman Barks
from Rumi - The Big Red Book