Absence Is the Real Treasure (10/9/16) Posted on October 9, 2016October 7, 2016 by Millicent Absence Is the Real Treasure (10/9/16) Absence is Essence; everything else is an attribute. Absence is health; everything else is an illness. This world is a big headache, a grand illusion. Absence is the real treasure. Rubailer, Page 257, Rubai #1