It is recounted that jesus was wandering in the desert when a sudden storm blew up so that he took shelter in a nearby cave, the lair of a caracal, until the storm should let up. A revelation come to him whereby the Lord told him to quit the caracal’s den, because his presence was disturbing the animals cubs.
He then exclaimed: “O Lord, even the beast of the field ave a refuge but the son of Mary has none! neither hearth nor home has he, no shelter, no roof over his head, nor any place of status.
The Lord replied: “ The caracal has a home indeed, but it has no Beloved to drive it from its home, such as you have. What is there to regret about having a Beloved with such grace as to drive you out, singling you out of all creature to bestow upon you such a blessing. it is worth – nay, has even greater value than – a thousand times a hundred thousand heavens and earths, worlds and hereafters, Thrones and Stools – all the panoply of universe put together...
Hazrat Jalal Udin Rumi ra (Fihe ma Fihe)
He then exclaimed: “O Lord, even the beast of the field ave a refuge but the son of Mary has none! neither hearth nor home has he, no shelter, no roof over his head, nor any place of status.
The Lord replied: “ The caracal has a home indeed, but it has no Beloved to drive it from its home, such as you have. What is there to regret about having a Beloved with such grace as to drive you out, singling you out of all creature to bestow upon you such a blessing. it is worth – nay, has even greater value than – a thousand times a hundred thousand heavens and earths, worlds and hereafters, Thrones and Stools – all the panoply of universe put together...
Hazrat Jalal Udin Rumi ra (Fihe ma Fihe)

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