But; you man of riches; your wealth has no part in the simple grandeur of the sun’s glad gold and the mellow gleam of the musing moon。
The blessing of all…embracing sky is not shed upon it。
And when death appears; it pales and withers and crumbles into dust。
The Gardener 75
At midnight the would…be ascetic announced:
“This is the time to give up my home and seek for God。 Ah; who has held me so long in delusion here?”
God whispered;“I。”but the ears of the man were stopped。
With a baby asleep at her breast lay his wife; peacefully sleeping on one side of the bed。
The man said;“Who are ye that have fooled me so long?”
The voice said again;“They are God。”but he heard it not。
The baby cried out in its dream; nestling close to its mother。
God manded;“Stop; fool; leave not thy home。”but still he heard not。
God sighed and plained;“Why does my servant wander to seek me; forsaking me?”
The Gardener 76
The fair was on before the temple。 It had rained from the early morning and the day came to its end。
Brighter than all the gladness of the crowd was the bright smile of a girl who bought for a farthing a whistle of palm leaf。
The shrill joy of that whistle floated above all laughter and noise。
An endless throng of people came and jostled together。 The road was muddy; the river in flood; the field under water in ceaseless rain。
Greater than all the troubles of the crowd was a little boy’s trouble—he had not a farthing to buy a painted stick。
His wistful eyes gazing at the shop made this whole meeting of men so pitiful。
The Gardener 77
The workman and his wife from the west country are busy digging to make bricks for the kiln。