Words of Wisdom

By: Mani Sharifian

Summer 2005, Tehran

1.Secrets 

Not all that glitters is goldNot all I utter shall be toldNot all who smile are happyNot all who go to war are bold 

We shall wait, maybe a thousand yearsSo that all these secrets are unfold

2.Happiness To the day, that ocean of tearsThat dwells in every single egoWouldn't let sorrow enter, hitherOnly happy tears are allowed to flow

3.The Magi Not all the wise are to be seenSome, you never see with eyes, so keenFor wither silver white snowflakes comeThey'd depart, all that is green

 Not everything there, is for me to seeThere lie so many obstacles ahead of meThe sunlight reflected in the mirrorIs seen when the sun is behind thee

4.Great deeds Need careful heedsYet a single water dropHelps a seed that breeds  By The Little Swallow