there were three fountains of wisdom from which every artisan should drink abundantly: books, work and roads. Reading, practising and travelling. - Elif Şafak

Humans tell their children to paint the earth in one colour alone. They imagine the sky in blue, the grass in green, the sun in yellow, and the earth entirely in brown. If only they knew they have rainbows under their feet.

هل هذا هو ما عليه الاكتئاب؟ الشعور بالغرق لأن اتصالك بالله قد انقطع وقد تركت وحيدًا لتطفو فى فضاء مائع أسود، مثل رائد فضاء انفصل عن مركبته وانقطع عن كل مايربطه بالأرض؟

The midwife knows that when there is no pain, the way for the baby cannot be opened and the mother cannot give birth. Likewise, for a new Self to be born, hardship is necessary.