The Road to Mecca (Classic Reprint)

The Road to Mecca is thronged with pilgrims. With eager eyes gazing ahead, they turn neither to the right nor to the left. Will torture increase their chances of reward? Then let that torture be borne. Fill the shoes with pebbles; assume the hair-cloth shirt; shoulder the heavy burden. Feet may be bruised, tender flesh torn, muscles twisted and strained. Comrades may fall by the way but, unless so prompted, none need pause to minister. Ever the shining mosques and spires beckon, promising joy unspeakable. Ever the jostling throngs press forward to that promise. Is it fulfilled? A re the transports of the desired city ample compensation for the weary journey? Do souls there lose their burdens and penances reap their harvests? Those who enter Mecca have sealed lips. If they have met with disappointment, none shall learn it from them. Glance, though, at their faces; that, at least, is permitted.
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