How many people are there for whom farsakhs remain and how...

How many people are there for whom farsakhs remain and how many others for whom steps remain?‘ Imam ‘Ali (as) has the following interpretation in this letter: Man is a traveler who is riding the palfrey of time which is manifested as day and night. This movement is continuous, but he seems as though he were motionless.

Imam ‘Ali (as) in this portion of letter warns us not to be carried away in this evolutionary process by negligence so that you suddenly notice that "day and night went by but you are still asleep". Sa’di, the great Persian poet has written two beautiful pieces: We may not harvest dates from the thorn we have planted, We may not weave silk from…