I spoke to the Nile -
I asked: “What is your name?”
The river replied:
“I have many names.
I have been called River, Sea, Valley, and Mountain;
I have been called Blue, White, Black, Red, and Yellow;
I have been called Friend and Companion;
I have been called Peaceful, and I have been called Terrible.
I have been called Father, and I have been called Mother.
Some people name me after themselves;
Others name me after their lands.
I have been called God, and I have been called Water.
I am all of these, to all of my children. My name doesn’t matter to me.”
I spoke to the Nile -
I asked: “How can I know you?”
The river replied:
“By jumping in,
By getting wet,
By letting me carry you in my arms,
And not the other way around.”
I spoke to the Nile -
I asked: “What is your essence?”
The river replied:
“My essence is life, my essence is joy, my essence is love, my essence is ecstasy.
I am all of these to my children. ”
I spoke to the Nile -
I asked: “Who are your children?”
The river replied:
“All those who are nourished by me are my children.
All those who delight in me are my children.
All those who flow with me are my children.”
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