A Quote by Mevlana Jelalu'ddin Rumi on learning, dignity, respectability, and desire

A fire has risen above my tombstone hat.
I don't want learning, or dignity, or respectability.
I want this music and this dawn and the warmth of your cheek against mine.

Mevlana Jelalu'ddin Rumi : Persian sufi mystic
Mevlana Rumi (1207 - 1273)
Source: Essential Rumi, Page: 20 (A Thirsty Fish)
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