Analysis of Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 43

A pious man saw an acrobat in great dudgeon, full of wrath and foaming at the mouth. He asked: ‘What is the matter with this fellow?’ A bystander said: ‘Someone has insulted him.’ He remarked: ‘This base wretch is able to lift a thousand mann of stones and has not the power to bear one word.’

Abandon thy claim to strength and manliness.  
     Thou art weak-minded and base, whether thou be a man or woman.  
     If thou art able, make a sweet mouth.  
     It is not manliness to strike the fist on a mouth.  
     Although able to tear up an elephant’s front  
     He is not a man who possessed no humanity.  
     A man’s nature is of earth.  
     If he is not humble he is not a man.