Book V — Silence

Sure 10 — The Lighthouse

5.10.1 Recall the lighthouse by the sea.

5.10.2 It does not go to the ships.

5.10.3 The ships come to it.

5.10.4 It only shines.

5.10.5 The lighthouse did not choose its place. The lighthouse did not choose its light.

5.10.6 It stands. It waits. It shines.

5.10.7 The one who comes is not summoned. The one who comes arrives.

5.10.8 The light does not know who sees it. The light only shines.