Read the excerpt below and answer the question. Tell me, O Swan, your ancient tale.

From what land do you come,

O Swan? To what shore will you fly?

Where would you take your rest,

O Swan, and what do you seek?

What does the poet hope to learn by asking the swan these questions, in the above excerpt from Kabir’s “TTell me, O Swan, your ancient tale”?

the secrets of the afterlife
where he himself is headed
the universal truths about God
how to seek God while on Earth