Page 93 - The Book of Rumi

he even willingly pays his religious taxes. However, his deeds are not honest
and don’t come from his heart! His faith has no essence. What appears on
the outside is pleasing, but in reality he’s a fraud. To have enthusiasm in one’s
heart for spirit is the essential seed for growth, which this man lacks entirely.”
Jethro did not question what had been revealed to him, and the next time
he met his old friend, he smiled knowingly and kept his silence.

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