Book 2 of the Mathnawi of Jalaluddin Rumi. Offered as prose in couplet form, based on the 1925 translation by Reynold Nicholson. The translation has been updated using the notes included at the end of Book 4 in Nicholson's original translation, the commentary by Nicholson, and occasional changes suggested by a lifelong student and teacher of the Mathnawi.Rumi presents a description of the nature of life on earth, and the place of human beings in the Divine Play. We are offered insights into uniting our animal level heritage and our angelic experiences into one being, made possible by the Divine Breath of God. The results are seen in the beauty and grace of Rumi's poetry, his lasting gift to all people of the world.