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— 109 — Munis stayed behind to help the gardener for three months. Together they nurtured the tree with the milk from Zarrinkolah’s breasts. In the middle month of the spring the tree was adorned with magnificent flowers in bloom. One morning they found that the tree had turned into a huge mound of seeds. A wind came and scattered the seeds on the river. “Munis,” the gardener addressed her in a serious tone, “it is time for you to become human.” “But I want to turn into pure light,” Munis told him. “How do I become light?” “The day you conceive the essence of darkness,” he answered. “That is what you have to comprehend. Munis (Reprise) WWoM_v4.5.indd 109 11/3/11 1:51 PM — 110 — That is the principle. Don’t seek to become light; that is a journey of no return. Look at our mutual friend: she wanted to become a tree and she achieved her aim. She thought it would be difficult, but it was not. Sadly, she did not achieve humanity. Now as seed, she will have to restart the journey toward humanity, a journey that will take eons. “Now I tell you to go in search of darkness anew. Descend to the depths, to the depth of depths. There you will see the light aglow in your hands, by your side. That is being human. Now, go become human.” In an instant Munis turned into a tiny whirlwind and rose to the sky in a cloud of dust. She was then in the desert, an endless desert. Seven years passed and she passed through seven deserts , fatigued and aged, devoid of hope and vision, but replete with experience. That was all. She arrived in the city after seven years. She bathed, put on fresh clothes, and became a simple schoolteacher. WWoM_v4.5.indd 110 11/3/11 1:51 PM ...

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