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Well... tell me, friends.

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Some are troubled... with slander. And some are... with high positions of power.
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The most devious of deceits... is when one thinks one is wise.
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He thinks people respect him because he is wise. His pride is swollen to skies...
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that he cannot see what's in front of him. He cannot see that this is a deceit.
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Well, what happens then? Should we give up on our path because there are obstacles?
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Suppose that you are walking from here to the capital Konya.
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You're almost there and then you see a stone. Would you give up on your path or
step over it?
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Dervishes do not give up even if they are troubled. They always step over it.
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With patience and prayers.
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Have I told you the tale... of Solomon and the ant in love?
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Once upon a time, Hazrat Solomon encounters... a colony of ants.
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All of the ants were running towards him out of respect.
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In quite a short time, hundreds... and thousands of them reached his feet.
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But one of the ants could not come immediately. He had a pile of dirt in front of
his anthill.
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He was trying to get rid of this pile... by taking away every bit of dirt, one by
one.
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Solomon asked him to come closer.
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And the ant slowly did so. Solomon began to talk to him, "O ant!"
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"I see you're not so powerful." "Even if you had Noah's lifetime and Job's
patience..."
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"your power cannot get rid of this pile of dirt here." "This task is no match for
your measure of power."
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"You cannot eradicate this pile." The ant spoke out at that moment.
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"Your Highness, one can achieve anything through one's essence."
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"Don't let my appearance deceive you." "You should see the essence in me."
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"There is a different ant in me." "It's inside of me, outside of me, everywhere
around me."
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"But I can not see it." "Love let me right into a trap."
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"It said to me..." 'If you eradicate this pile of dirt and make it straight...'
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'I will remove this rock of separation from your path...' 'and walk down this path
beside you.'
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"Now I do have to finish this work." "I have no other choice but to carry the dirt
away."
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"If I remove this pile here..."
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"I shall have my reunion with Him." "I might die trying to achieve this."
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"But at least I wouldn't be pursuing a false cause."
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So... there you have it, my friends.
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Learn the love from the ant. This is how the path is.
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A lion might be knocked out by an ant.
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This is the realm of truth. This is how things work here.
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In this realm, an ant smashes a lion with his love inside.
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The loveless are dead bodies breathing.
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Having rid themselves of their carcass, lovers can reach the heavens.

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