More From Rumi This is apropos for all those interested in commentary on The Passion of the Christ. Here's what Rumi might have proffered. The Companionship of Fools Flee from the foolish; even Jesus fled from them. Much blood has been shed by companionship with fools! Air absorbs water little by little; even so, the fool drains you of spirit. He steals your heat and leaves you cold, like one who puts a stone beneath you. The flight of Jesus wasn't caused by fear, for he is safe from the mischief of fools; his purpose was to teach by example. Mathnawi III, 2595-98 *from the pocket RUMI reader