Motif
Cosmic wheel and impermanent fortune
cosmic_wheel_and_impermanent_fortune
A motif of the Death Attributed to Fate or Destiny family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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sufi
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The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM / MONSIEUR J.B. NICOLAS / THE QUATRAINS OF KHAYYAM / THE QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM; lines 14052-14243 confidence: medium
The addressee is told not to vex himself with the Wheel of Heaven and to observe the games destined for men below.
The Wheel of Heaven and periodic time are described as unstable powers that distribute favors and cause grief, while the speaker advises detachment and present joy.
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