[MD] The Madman: The Two Hermits

[Ron Kulp]

Marsha,
Excellent post, a point well taken...

  


The Madman:  The Two Hermits       by      Kahlil Gibran


Upon a lonely mountain, there lived two hermits who worshipped God 
and loved one another.

Now these two hermits had one earthen bowl, and this was their only 
possession. One day an evil spirit entered into the heart of the 
older hermit and he came to the younger and said, "It is long that we 
have lived together. The time has come for us to part. Let us divide 
our possessions."

Then the younger hermit was saddened and he said, "It grieves me, 
Brother, that thou shouldst leave me. But if thou must needs go, so 
be it," and he brought the earthen bowl and gave it to him saying, 
"We cannot divide it, Brother, let it be thine."

Then the older hermit said, "Charity I will not accept. I will take 
nothing but mine own. It must be divided."

And the younger one said, "If the bowl be broken, of what use would 
it be to thee or to me? If it be thy pleasure let us rather cast a lot."

But the older hermit said again, "I will have but justice and mine 
own, and I will not trust justice and mine own to vain chance. The 
bowl must be divided."

Then the younger hermit could reason no further and he said, "If it 
be indeed thy will, and if even so thou wouldst have it let us now 
break the bowl."

But the face of the older hermit grew exceeding dark, and he cried, 
"O thou cursed coward, thou wouldst not fight."


  

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