The Humble Pilgrim

When the humble pilgrim
On the Way of Truth,
Comes on his journey,
To the Word of God:
He beholds a guiding Light,
And a vibrant wellspring,
Beckoning by the wayside.
He does that which he sees,
So he shall understand,
And find its Truth.
He who is set,
On understanding,
Rather than doing,
Sees only an object
Of stunning beauty;
A jewell to be stored:
For he has not in him,
He who can understand.
It is as if he walks
Under an opium sky,
Raining down soporifics;
So that he is fast asleep,
To all he should wake to see.