A Mystic's Reassurance for Our Times
The roads are different,
but the goal is one.
When people reach the goal,
all those who yelled at each other along the road,
"You are wrong!" or "You are a blasphemer!"
forget all possible differences.
There, all hearts sing in unison.
- Rumi
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Surely my own passionate and righteous indignation
inflames others; they puff up and hurl epithets my way.
Then recoiling, holding myself tightly
and gathering new strength for taking next steps
I search inside for a lens with perspective
and remember, "love, forgiveness, gratitude."
But how to act on that? Figuring it out,
we'll save this beautiful planet for future generations.
but the goal is one.
When people reach the goal,
all those who yelled at each other along the road,
"You are wrong!" or "You are a blasphemer!"
forget all possible differences.
There, all hearts sing in unison.
- Rumi
-----
Surely my own passionate and righteous indignation
inflames others; they puff up and hurl epithets my way.
Then recoiling, holding myself tightly
and gathering new strength for taking next steps
I search inside for a lens with perspective
and remember, "love, forgiveness, gratitude."
But how to act on that? Figuring it out,
we'll save this beautiful planet for future generations.
posted by Andrea | 11:20 PM
1 Comments:
hello again, i too am one who basically says what's on my mind and believe me i have suffered some consequenses for it! but that won't change me! i believe strongly in the hope of a better tommorrow, but i don't believe much in worldly powers.
our God, and only He, has the power to bring about lasting change in people and in the world. He's changed my life and is changing my way of thinking. you seem like a very open-minded person and i know you like dogs! we have two dachshunds..one is all dackel (german for dachshund) and the other is a duke's mixture..their names are josie and kramer...have a good day, andrea and i'll visit you again soon!
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