NORTHAMPTON, JUNE 13, 2008
Beloved Aziz,
You're going to think I'm crazy, but there's something I've been meaning to ask you: Are you Shams? Or is it the other way round? Is Shams you?
Yours sincerely,
Ella
Dear Ella,
Shams is the person who was responsible for the transformation of Rumi from a local cleric to a world-famous poet and mystic.
Master Sameed used to say to me, "Even if there might be a Shams equivalent in some people, what matters is, where are the
Rumis to see it?"
Warm regards,
Aziz
Dear Aziz,
Who is Master Sameed?
Best,
Ella
Beloved Ella,
It's a long story. Do you really want to know?
Warmly,
Aziz
Dear Aziz,
I have plenty of time.
Love, Ella