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This quatrain by Omar Khayyam reads: “Since truth and certainty are never in our grasp, We cannot spend a lifetime waiting on doubt. Come, do not let the wine cup slip from your hand For in ignorance, what’s the difference between the wise and the drunk?” Khayyam speaks to one of the deepest realities of human life, uncertainty. He reminds us that no one truly holds the truth or certainty about existence, the afterlife, or destiny. If we wait for absolute answers before living, we’ll waste our entire lives waiting. So, he advises us to embrace the moment, symbolized again by the wine cup, and not to let it fall from our hands. The wine here represents awareness, presence, and joy in the face of mystery. In the final line, he challenges our pride in knowledge: When all of us live in ignorance of life’s ultimate meaning, what difference is there between the wise and the intoxicated? Khayyam’s message is timeless: life is uncertain, and that’s exactly why we must live it deeply, not fearfully.