Interlude

When I was young, my father told me the story of Suleiman and the Angel of Death One day, Suleiman was walking with a man when before them, the Angel of Death appeared He stared deep into the man′s eyes and then abruptly left When the Angel left them, the man turned to Suleiman, concerned, and asked who had just appeared and stared at him so intensely Suleiman told him it was the Angel of Death Scared, the man begged Suleiman to send him with the Winds far east to India Suleiman agreed and instructed the Winds to carry him Moments later, the Angel of Death reappeared and a curious Suleiman asked the Angel why did you look so intense and strangely at the man The Angel of Death replied I was confused I had just been instructed to take the man's life in India