{"product_id":"2940151860789","title":"The Theory of Everything Rubaiyat: The Text","description":"\u003cp\u003eOmar Khayyam wonders and writes of the human condition,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sphere upon which mortals come and go,\u003cbr\u003eHas no end nor beginning that we know;\u003cbr\u003eAnd none there is to tell us in plain truth:\u003cbr\u003eWhence do we come and whither do we go.\u003cbr\u003e—Ahmad Saidi version\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand concludes, eventually, after coming full circle from his deconstructions of religious myth-takes,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAh, make the most of what we yet may spend,Before we too into the Dust descend;Dust into Dust, and under Dust to lieSans Wine, sans Song, sans Singer, and -- sans End!\u003cbr\u003e—FitzGerald version\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhich philosophy I totally agree with, although,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe search for the ultimate truth sublime\u003cbr\u003eOf all that is leads us wise through its clime,\u003cbr\u003eBoth within and without—a swelling quest;\u003cbr\u003eFor then we know this place for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e—Austin P. Torney\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, herein, we’ll meander on through life’s curious magic-shadow show, with my new quatrains, along with Omar transmogrifications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austin P. Torney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073958363376,"sku":"2940151860789","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151860789_p0.jpg?v=1764014169","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151860789","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}