Oh brother, Wisdom is pouring into you...

Oh brother, Wisdom is pouring into you

from the beloved saint of God.

You've only borrowed it.

Although the house of your heart

is lit from inside,

that light is lent by a luminous neighbor.

Give thanks; don't be arrogant or vain;

pay attention without self importance.

It's sad that this borrowed state

has put religious communities

far from religious communion.

~ Rûmî

(Mathnawi I 3255-3258)