From the Sufi poet Rumi:
This human being is a guesthouse,
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.
This human being is a guesthouse,
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.
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catiedid:
your timing is not off, it is timeless. today the sun was shining and i had happiness bursting out of every pore. but that was today. tomorrow is an unknown. the poem will help me through the dark days that are ever present around every corner. thank you
jabberwok:
You're quite the poetry fan, eh? Gotta admit, not me. More of a prose man. But that shore is a purty pome.