Listen, O drop, give yourself up without regret, and in exchange gain the Ocean.Listen, O drop, bestow upon yourself this honor, and in the arms of the Sea be secure. Who indeed should be so fortunate? An Ocean wooing a drop! In God's name, in God's name, sell and buy at once! Give a drop, and take this Sea full of pearls. Jalaluddin Rumi
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In this quote, the poet is teaching a lesson on how to get what you want. In modern times, people think they have to fight or give up something in order to get what they want. However, this is not the case. All one has to do is offer a drop of their own existence and offer it up in exchange for a sea full of pearls.

This means that you must lose it all by yourself and then you can gain everything back by yourself. You must also give up what you have been longing for all of your life and then it will be yours once more.

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