As I was passing through the vicinity of Jondi Shahpour I heard a tale by Khajeh Mohamad Mahtab which I will take to my grave with me.
As I walk, I see a man under the heat of the sun, signing and sewing yarn, I went up to him and said” Can you the man of God teach how to love so I can learn to love thy God”
Mahtab says- Tell me if any piece of writing has ever inspired you? I said NO
Mahtab says- Tell me has any flower that has blossomed in your garden ever taken your breath away and away from your sorrows? I said NO
Mahtab, Tell me has any voice or sound thrilled you? I said NO
Mahtab, Tell me has a beautiful face ever transformed you so much that you do not notice the path or the way into the well? I said NO
Mahtab, Tell me have you ever whispered a song under the rain drops. I said NO
Mahtab, Tell me Have you ever gazed at the sky to look for the snow drops and felt it on your skin and warming your soul? I said NO
Mahtab, Tell me has a child’s laughter ever given you so much joy? I said NO
Mahtab, Tell me have you ever come across a poem, a writing, a quote that has jilted your soul so that you would if standing sit and if sitting stand up on your two feet? I said NO
Mahtab, Tell me has the clarity of water, or the tallness of the tree, or the softness of a leaf, or the struggles of an ant, triggered a tear to fall on to your face? I said NO
Mahtab Tell me have you ever laughed to another’s laughter and cried to another’s tears? I said NO
Mahtab, Tell me have you ever fallen in love with a book, a painting, or a teacher? I said NO
Mahtab, Tell me have you ever been mesmerized by looking at an apple or a pomegranate before taking a bite out of it? I said NO
Mahtab- Tell me have you ever caressed your face, your eyes, your ears and your brow with an expression of love and nurturing? I said NO
Mahtab, Distance yourself from you as one can teach love to a ROCK but not YOU!