[MD] The Madman: The Three Ants

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The Madman:  The Three Ants      by Kahlil Gibran

Three ants met on the nose of a man who was lying asleep in the sun. 
And after they had saluted one another, each according to the custom 
of his tribe, they stood there conversing.

The first and said, "These hills and plains are the most barren I 
have known. I have searched all day for a grain of some sort, and 
there is none to be found."

Said the second ant, "I too have found nothing, though I have visited 
every nook and glade. This is, I believe, what my people call the 
soft, moving land where nothing grows."

Then the third ant raised his head and said, "My friends, we are 
standing now on the nose of the Supreme Ant, the mighty and infinite 
Ant, whose body is so great that we cannot see it, whose shadow is so 
vast that we cannot trace it, whose voice is so loud that we cannot 
hear it; and He is omnipresent."

When the third ant spoke thus the other ants looked at each other and laughed.

At that moment the man moved and in his sleep raised his hand and 
scratched his nose, and the three ants were crushed.