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Thou may'st measure out thousands of measures of wine, But, till thou drink it, no joy is thine. By this the writer means that the true delights of religion cannot be reached by way of formal instruction, but by felt attraction and desire.
Source The Alchemy of Happiness, Chapter V, §6 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Ghazali, who quotes these verses, the true delights of religion are not reached by instruction alone, but by felt attraction and desire: one can measure wine all one’s life without ever tasting it. Today, instead of reading or talking about goodness, live one concrete moment of it, a prayer said from the heart, a generous gesture, and taste the joy it awakens in you.
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