News ID : 51223
Publish Date : 6/9/2020 3:37:16 PM
A Lover Who Still has to Play with Walnuts

By: Seyedhossein Hosseiniseddiq*

A Lover Who Still has to Play with Walnuts

An Anecdote of Rumi's Masnavi, Chapter Six, Section 17

NOURNEWS - In the old days, there was a lover who was known for his loyalty to love. He had long dreamed of reaching out to his mistress, until one day his beloved said to him, "I have cooked beans for you tonight." Come slowly and sit in a room waiting for me to come. The lover thanked God and gave bread and food to the poor people thanks to this good news. At night, he went to that room and sat down, hoping that his beloved would come.

The night passed and the mistress came. She saw that the young man was asleep. He tore off some of the young sleeves, meaning I kept my promise. And he put a few walnuts in his pocket, which means you're still a child, Love is too early for you, and you still have to play with walnuts. Then the mistress left. When the lover woke up in the morning, he saw that his sleeve was torn and he found some walnuts in his pocket.

He said to himself: "My mistress is united in honesty and loyalty. Every disaster that befalls me is my fault."

*Dr. Seyedhossein Hosseiniseddiq is a faculty member at the Islamic Azad University


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