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Wow you are really talented Lina! I am saving this poem to my desktop because I love it so much, it's so raw and honest full of character!
I have a poem that I want to share right now by the Persian mystic and poet of the medieval era Rumi. I have had a tough week, but this poem has helped me maintain optimism and my most earnest wish is that it will bring hope and and comfort to others even during difficult times. This poem is called The Guest House.
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 are 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 whatever comes.
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
— Jellaludin Rumi,
I have a poem that I want to share right now by the Persian mystic and poet of the medieval era Rumi. I have had a tough week, but this poem has helped me maintain optimism and my most earnest wish is that it will bring hope and and comfort to others even during difficult times. This poem is called The Guest House.
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 are 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 whatever comes.
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
— Jellaludin Rumi,
