I wish I could have told him that loneliness is a human invention. Trees are never lonely. Humans think they know with certainty where there being en… - Elif Şafak

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I wish I could have told him that loneliness is a human invention. Trees are never lonely. Humans think they know with certainty where there being ends and someone else's starts. With there roots tangled and caught up underground, linked to fungi and bacteria, trees harbour no such illusions. For us, everything is interconnected.

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About Elif Şafak

Elif Shafak (born October 25, 1971) is a Turkish-British novelist, essayist, academic, public speaker and women's rights activist.

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Alternative Names: Elif Shafak Elif Bilgin Shafaq
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لا تحكم على الطريقة التي يتواصل بها الناس مع الله, فلكل امرئ طريقته وصلاته الخاصة. إن الله لا يأخذنا بكلمتنا, بل ينظر في أعماق قلوبنا. وليست المناسك أو الطقوس هي التي تجعلنا مؤمنين بل إن كانت قلوبنا صافية أم لا.

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