Manic Screaming

We should make all spiritual talk

Simple today:

God is trying to sell you something,

But you don't want to buy.

That is what your suffering is:

Your fantastic haggling,

Your manic screaming over the price!

Hafiz

What interests me in this piece by Hafiz is how brutally honest it presents the reality in how hypocritical we address the issue of faith. Yes, we claim that faith should be between self and God, yet some still create this delusion of pushing some of the ideas of faith while shoving some other ideas as non relevant. In claiming ownership of God, it would seem that God Himself is not important. It doesn't matter if what God says is important as long as some are comforted that God is on their side, its enough to break some rules.