All day long a little burro labors,

All day long a little burro labors, 
sometimes
with heavy loads on her back 
and sometimes just with worries
about things that bother only
burros.

And worries, as we know,
can be more exhausting
than physical labor.

Once in a while a kind monk comes
to her stable and brings a pear,
but more than that,
he looks into the burro's eyes
and touches her ears
and for a few seconds
the burro is free
and even seems to laugh,
because love does that.
Love Frees.
~~Meister Eckhart~~