Rumi: In outward form thou art the microcosm But in reality the macrocosm, Seemingly the bough is the cause of the fruit, But

In outward form thou art the microcosm But in reality the macrocosm, Seemingly t — Rumi

In outward form thou art the microcosm But in reality the macrocosm, Seemingly the bough is the cause of the fruit, But really the bough exists because of the fruit.

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