modest mendicant (repost)

What comes from your willing hands I take. 
I beg for nothing more.
     Yes, yes, I know you, modest mendicant,
     you ask for all that one has.

If there be a stray flower for me I will 
wear it in my heart.
      But if there be thorns?
I will endure them.
      Yes, yes, I know you, modest mendicant, 
      you ask for all that one has.

If but once you should raise your loving eyes 
to my face it would make my life sweet beyond death.
      But if there be only cruel glances?
I will keep them piercing my heart.
      Yes, yes, I know you, modest mendicant, 
      you ask for all that one has.

Rabindranath Tagore
The Gardener, No. 26

English version of last 2 years posting.

A short story about american muslims

Just now I found this video on the net. An NBC News coverage about two american women who converted to Islam, Angela Collins and Julia Roach. They wear hijab yet they still maintain their american identity such as being outspoken and assertive.

Youtubeislam.com
The video was found on youtubeislam.com which at first I highly doubted it as a subsidiary of youtube.com and my doubt became true when I read their profile in their website.

We're American Muslims who came to Islam from other faiths. We are happy to serve Allah and share Islam - without cultural, traditional or nationalistic prejudices and corruption. We love the true and pure Islam the message it teaches:
Peace; Submission; Surrender and Obedience to Almighty God. (Allah)

It's really nice to know something like this from US, a superpower country (at this era) that (their government) always treats Islam and Muslims unfairly. May Allah bless them, fellow brothers and sisters!