God has placed a ladder before our feet:
we must climb it, step by step.
You have feet: why pretend to be lame?
You have hands: why conceal the fingers that grip?...
If you bear God's burden, He will raise you up.
If you accept His commands, He will shower you with His grace and bounty.
If you seek union with Him, you will become unite for evermore.
MASNAVI I:929-31, 936-7
RUMI A Spiritual Treasury Juliet MABEY (Mevlana Celaleddin - i RUMI)