"The ship is ready to leave, the people may never see Almustafa again – who knows about the future, what it contains? This man has been amongst them for twelve years; they have ignored him, laughed at him, neglected him. Deep down they are feeling sad and sorry because they had an opportunity, a spring that had come to them, but they were not open.

"Today, because the spring is going away, they have become suddenly aware. And remember, even when the spring goes away, it does not go suddenly. It lingers a little bit. A few flowers disappear, then a few more flowers disappear, and then all the flowers are gone. Those who were not aware when there were flowers all around, also become aware that perhaps it may not be possible to see the same flowers and the same fragrance again. In this awareness their hearts are open.

"His statements are simple – but truth is always simple. If you are ready to listen it is the most simple thing in the world. If you are not ready to listen, it is the most complex thing in the world; your mind makes it complex, interprets it, makes meanings out of it which are not there and in this way misses the whole point. But when a man is dying or departing, and soon the winds will take the ship far away, beyond the horizon… They feel now a gap which cannot be replaced. Although Almustafa will be gone, his words will go on ringing in their ears and in their hearts.

The mist that drifts away at dawn leaving but dew in the fields, shall rise and gather into a cloud and then fall down in rain.

"He is saying, 'Don't be worried and don't be sad. The mist that gathers on the leaves of trees and on the ground in the night starts evaporating when the sun rises; it rises again, just to become a raincloud. So if you have missed this time, don't miss the next time. When the rain comes through all your hypocrisies, in your utter nudity, dance with the rain and the sun and the wind. And you will understand more than is contained in any scripture, or in all the scriptures."