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How Could We

If love is the fragrance of Life, Knowledge is the map within ourselves guiding the flying carpet of the soul towards its lovely fountain. Yet, most humans are victims and/or agents of hatred and, day in day out, they struggle to sign loan contracts with the bankers of ignorance and death. But further, Since "knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do", how could we, by insisting on ignorance and hatred, manage to climb the many a mountain-like burden of life and death instead of carrying them all upon us? How could we, without reading and learning, arrive at understanding and smelling that fragrance of life to eventually come upon that map leading to finding that fountain? Chokri Omri (Tunisia, March 2021)

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