Once, while travelling towards the palace of Laila, Majnu had to traverse through the hot sands of a desert. He was thinking of his union with his beloved and was literally running in that direction of the palace. It so happened that there was a mullah who was performing his mid-day prayers in the desert. Majnu, did not notice him and so, happened to kick the mullah in his absent minded state.
The Mullah was supposed to have got very upset and began to shout at Majnu and accused him of being blind. When Majnu still did not pay heed, the Mullah ran up to Majnu and catching hold of his robe demanded that he apologise for his "wanton" deed. The Mullah was surprised to see Majnu smiling.
In clarification to the surprised Mullah, Majnu said: " I was so immersed in the prospective re union with my worldly beloved, that i did not even notice the wrong i have done to holy man like you. But, you were so (less) engrossed in your union with your heavenly beloved that you not only felt the affront but also decided to abandon the communion to chase me....."
Wither goest our determination to pursue our chosen goal(s) when we apparently are immersed in our daily prescribed / ascribed chores!!!
