Sunday, July 23, 2006

Omar Kayyam's Rubaiyat

Original literal work from http://www.okonlife.com
© Shahriar Shahriari 1998, Vancouver Canada, 1999 - 2003, Los Angeles, CA

Literal
I resolve daily that at dusk I shall repent
For a night with a cup full of wine spent
In the presence of flowers, my resolve simply went
In such company, I only regret that I ever resolved to repent


My Understanding
The cyclic nature of error and repentence is bought out. If the intent is to get out of the cycle, one has to go beyond repentence
Wouldnt it be nice if we learnt to treat places of historical, cultural importance with a degree of respect?

I was recently at the Niagara falls, the US side, staying around was a dissapointing experience.

I will add more on this.