A padshah asked a hermit: ‘How spendest thou thy precious time?’ He replied: ‘I am all night engaged in prayer, during the morning in supplications and the rest of the day in restricting my expenses.’ Then the king ordered a sufficient allowance to be allotted to him so as to relieve him of the cares of his family. <br /> <br /> O thou who art encumbered with a family, <br /> Think no more of ever enjoying freedom. <br /> Cares for children, raiment and food <br /> Restrain thee from the heavenly kingdom. <br /> Every day I renew my determination <br /> To wait upon God until the night. <br /> In the night, while tying the knot of prayer, <br /> I think what my children will eat on the morrow.<br /><br />Saadi Shirazi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ch-02-the-morals-of-dervishes-story-33/
