The lover & his mistres
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A young man , brave and impetuous as a lion, was for five years in love with a woman. In one of the eyes of this beauty was a small speck , but the man , when gazing on the beauty of this mistress , never saw it . how could a man , so much in love , notice a tiny flaw ? however , in time , his love began to dwindle and he regained his power over himself . it was then that he noticed the speck , and asked her how it had come about . she said : it appeared at the time when your love began to cool . when your love for me became defective my eye became so for you .
O blind of heart ! how long will you continue to look for the faults of others ? strive to be aware of those things you hide so carefully . when you see your faults in all their ugliness you will not bother so much about those of others .
From' The Conference of The Birds',by the Persian poet,FARID UD-DIN ATTAR (ca. 1142 – ca. 1220) [/align][/align]
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