Who is this Man? I

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Who is this Man?  I

Who is this man who raises the Banner of Holiness by day, then at nightfall, in a wink of an eye, tosses it onto mud platforms, and runs away? Is this the same man who promises love, is willing to give his life for his Lover, then at the drop of a hat finds another?  Who is this man who weeps for himself, sees his brother begging on the street, but does not shed a tear? Is this the same man who wears a white cape hung over his head, to blind his eyes, to cover his ears, so as to not see or hear his brethren cry?  Why is this man, who was destitute yesterday, who ate only bread crumbs from his plate, who is wealthy today, only by the luck of the draw, wearing handtied  woolen rugs under his feet, but slipping into ashes on his hard wooden floor?  Who is this man?

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