2018-03-07
A rough, uneducated boy in the village began to sing a hymn in a loud, raucous voice. The pious young men looked at the boy with contempt. Their camels ran off into the desert. The wise old Sufi asked the young men: "Why does this boy's praises move your camels, yet leave you unmoved?"

- Sadi, "The Gulistan (The Rose Garden)"

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