Seek the Saint

"You are fleeing from a gnat to a scorpion, you are fleeing from a dewdrop into an ocean.
You are fleeing from your father's unkindness into the midst of scoundrels, and mischief and trouble.
Jesus says to him, "O blind man, cling to me with both hands.
If you are blind, you will obtain light from me."
The real fortune and highway of success lies in the business that comes after utter defeat and self abasement.
Give up the business that has no head, no foot, no permanence.
What is required is self surrender, not long toil: it is useless to rush about in error.
Henceforth I will not seek the way to the highest celestial sphere: I will seek the Saint, I will seek the Saint, the Saint, the Saint!
The Saint is the ladder to Heaven: by whom is the arrow made to fly? By the bow, and the Archer."

Rumi (Vol.6,4109-4125)

Commentary: It is not enough to be moving fast. You need to be going in the right direction. We, who are metaphorically and spiritually blind, need the grace of a Saint.