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“Ah, wisdom! That’s Zanaida’s biggest problem. We don’t have wisdom,” said Lord Franusla in lamentation.
“And we don’t have wisdom because…” Lord Franusla was a bit hesitant at first, but then he continued, “… because… Uh, I’m not saying this because we envy the Greeks, but we don’t have wisdom because we don’t have philosophers. In fact, we can’t produce one.”
Kasheva was listening attentively.
Lord Franusla continued, “We need philosophers. Yes philosopher in its real meaning: those who love wisdom. We don’t need smart people who show off their intellect but leave us the commoners in confusion. What we need is people who can inspire us, those who can share their wisdom with us, pave the way for us, and help us to ignite our passion to develop our knowledge and civilization.”
Kasheva understood Zanaida’s longing for wisdom, but he also knew that wisdom is not exclusive to philosophers. He replied, “My Lord. When a society cannot produce a philosopher to speak its mind, it longs for a poet to sing its heart.”
Lord Franusla was silent for a moment. Then, gazing at Kasheva, he replied, “I can see that’s the divine reason for your presence in Zanaida.”
I’m gathering from the comments that this is something you wrote? Nicely done.
Yes, it is from a book project I am working on. There are lots of things to work on, I know, so please bear with me for a little while. Take care, and thank you for commenting, many blessings and much love to you ♥
And I believe that that’s at the core of our existence: to find our divine reason for being. Only then, can we inspire. We who seek light and find it without hoarding, and nurture it unselfishly are then philosophers. Beautiful.
Is this piece from one of your books?
Oh, wow, thank you for imparting your wisdom, Somer. You are one wonderful soul. Yes, it is an excerpt from my book project. Definitely needs a lot of polishing, I know,
Happy birthday ~ I disagree about not having philosophers but, it may just be that I catogorize a philosopher differently ~ many poets, apologetics and writers are philosophical ~ Thank you friend ~ Blessings
Thank you, I agree with you, many writers are philosophical and so are poets. That is why the character, Kasheva said that statement, sorry if it is not clear enough, but I will try to make it much clearer next time, thank you again, many blessings and much love to you
Nice riposte from Kasheva! I like how he turns that notion of what is “wisdom” on its head.
Quite interesting view of philosophy, too. I think even people in our own society have a mangled vision of what philosophy truly should be. (I chuckled when you brought up the Greeks; nice commentary!) And I know philosophers!
You have this charming flow and cadence, in these pieces. I almost imagine a family or a village sitting in a communal room or around a fireplace, passing snippets of wisdom between them that would honestly rival any philosopher’s words.
Just another great post, wise words! Have a lovely week!
thank you, Katya, you are one wonderful soul
Inspired by you, for you my friend, a gift:
http://julesgemsandstuff.blogspot.com/2013/02/an-elfje-and-on-being-kinetic.html
Ah, that’s so sweet, and today is my birthday. This is the best birthday present ever! Thank you very much, Jules
May the Light of Love be with you forever and for always 
Very beautifully written Subhan.
‘“My Lord. When a society cannot produce a philosopher to speak its mind, it longs for a poet to sing its heart.”
Indira, thank you very much for your kind words, you are one generous soul, may the Light of Love be with you, forever and for always
Philosphers, poets, writers, thinkers, doers, followers, leaders, destroyers, builders – all have a part to play, but society/people accord differing values to each – values that reflect themselves more than the object of their appraisal, I reckon.
Peace Mas, Eric
thank you for imparting your wisdom, Cik Eric. Yes you are totally right, many blessings and much love to you
This will enlighten many hearts, Mas!
Best
Thank you, Bli, many blessings and much love to you
Hi Subhan, I just nominated you for the very inspirnig blogger award http://honestspeaks.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/a-very-inspiring-award/ No obligation to accept, I just wanted you to know. x
Thank you, Rachael, you are one generous soul. I shall make a post on this next week, thank you again, many blessings and much love to you
You really do have a gift Subhan, another beautiful post.
Thank you, Rachael. And thank you so much for retweeting the post. You are one awesome soul
Many blessings and much love to you
Do you suppose that 100 years from now people will still be trying to figure out the purpose of life?
10,000 years of civilization and we are still seeking the answer to the question: why are we here in the world? Some people never even ask the question, some forget the question, some don’t bother, some keep seeking the answers. I hope I can still live for another 100 hundred years. I will be ecstatic when the answers will prevail by then.
Lovely! Poetry is the wisdom of the soul
Thank you, Madhu. You are one wonderful soul, may Love be with you, forever and for always
Oh, how i LOVE THIS! To me, intellect can bore, and “off-put” many people. It is not wisdom a man or woman is expressing when they regurgitate facts from a book, and others’ opinions. That is mocking at best.
Ah, my friend, but a POET who sings his heart, sings for us all! The human experience is always best explored OUTSIDE the cerebral.! BEAUTIFUL!!!! XO Melissa
Melissa, thank you for always being supportive, you are one wonderful soul. May the Light of Love perpetually shine in your heart
I love this Subhan. I remember reading once that when a philospher finally arrives at an answer he finds so often a poet got there first.
Great to hear your voice again.
Corinne
Thank you, Corinne. You are one wonderful soul. Yes, it is great to be back. Since the last two posts I have decided to post once a week only, every Thursday, I am not sure whether I have told you this, but I hope this is fine with you. Thank you again, and many blessings and much love to you
speaks from the heart and the desire of having such a poet of wisdom is really strongest! beautiful it was ,Subhan
Thank you for being always very supportive, Soumya. You are a wonderful soul. I am glad that I have met you in the virtual world, hope we can meet one day in person. In the meantime, let us walk together on the journey towards Light
I can see that is the divine reason for your presence in the blogosphere, Subhan! For you to sing our collective hearts’ song…:) You are our songbird. xo Rufina
Thank you, Rufina, my soul sister, you are one gorgeous soul. I hope I can continue serving humanity through the written word, blogging at this stage and full time writing when the time comes. And I am so glad to have met you along the way. May we continue strolling together on the journey to Light.
Yes! May we as one. xo
Our words are our gift ~ our story ~ the story of creation and light. Through our words, we gain another type of immortality. Beautiful work, Subhan. ~ Love ever, Bobbie
Hi Bobbie, thank you. You are one wonderful soul, I am not sure whether I have told you that I only post once a week, every Thursday, I hope this is fine with you. Thank you again, many blessings and much love to you
Whenever your words come to you, that is when they are known, and that should be fine with everyone for they are all blessed.
I also heard that when your hair turns gray you aquire wisdom. That means even us commoners have a chance of having wisdom. Wisely shared.
Thank you. You are one gorgeous soul, and I shall let you know that I only post once a week, every Thursday, I hope this is fine with you. Thank you again, many blessings and much love to you
Beautiful and so wise. Thank you.
Thank you, Ann. You are one wonderful soul, and I shall let you know that I only post once a week, every Thursday, I hope this is fine with you. Thank you again, many blessings and much love to you
This story calls for more. For all those who hear poetry in the simplest of sighs…
Thank you for your comment, Jules. And by the way, I am just eating the last bite of chocolate candy you sent me. Yum! Thank you so much for that
Bello escrito para reflexionar.
Que pases una hermosa jornada.
Un abrazo.
Muchas gracias por sus amables palabras, preciosa. Espero que sus días son maravillosos. Un abrazo desde mi corazón.
Wise words!
Thank you, Sue. I am humbly thankful. Many blessings and much love to you
Yes we won’t be able to find Philosophers easily but we can find poets and we commoners do need a piece of the pie or cake whichever is your preference.Am I right Subhan? All the best to you,I love your post.
Ranu
Yes, you’re right. Totally. Wisdom is for everyone, not just exclusive to philosophers. Thank you for commenting and being supportive, as always, Ranu. May happiness be in your heart forever and for always.
Poetry brings many facets of human life to the forefront! Good work Shubhan!
Thank you, Aparna, for always being supportive. You are one wonderful soul. Many blessings and much love to you