Learning to Fly
Learning to Fly
Coming down is the hardest thing.
Would it be such a shame
if the sober got drunk
and we all did nothing
but lay around for a while?
Turn off your mind.
You don't need it
once you've climbed
the mountain.
But to get back down
you'll need to ask
a child how to fly.
They know how easy
sprouting wings can be.
There's no need to worry
about the size or shape.
They simply watch,
then act like a bird.
Heaven forbid, everyone might become happy
doing basically nothing
except to lie around and get zonked out on the
wonder of our being.
~ Hafez
(trans. Daniel Ladinsky)
