IMMATURITY

              This world is like a tree,
   and we are the half-ripe fruit upon  it.
   Unripe fruit clings tight to the branch
because, immature, it's not ready for the palace.
   When fruit become ripe, sweet and juicy,
 then biting their lips, they loosen their hold.
When the mouth has been sweetened by felicity,
    the kingdom of the world loses its appeal.
To be tightly attached to the world signifies immaturity;
            as long as you are an embryo,
        blood-drinking is your business.

                                                      RUMI

REF:JEWELS OF REMEMBRANCE