وهكذا يكونُ معلومًا أن لا رجاء من دون خوف، ولا يمكن تصور خوف من دون رجاء أو رجاء من دون خوف. فإذا كان الإنسان مؤملًا ومتوقعًا للجزاء والإحسان، فإنه لا مح… - Rumi

This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.

Today, like every other day, we wake up empty
and frightened. Don't open the door to the study
and begin reading. Take down the dulcimer.

Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.

come on sweetheart
let's adore one another
before there is no more
of you and me