Motif
Life as a fragile thread
life_as_a_fragile_thread
A motif of the Fate Figures and Cosmic Weaving family, within the sub-family Fate Threads and Life-Span Measures. 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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Poems from the Divan of Hafiz INTRODUCTION / FROM THE DIVAN OF HAFIZ / XVIII / XXIII; lines 2259-2302 confidence: high
The passage urges draining the goblet cheerfully like Hafiz while minstrels play and sing, because the heart’s joy hangs from Life’s single slender silken string.
The closing image says heart-rejoicing depends on Life’s single slender silken string.
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