This poem fell into my life again after an absence and I love it! Let me share it with you:
The Guest House by 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 are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still treat each guest honorably.
He may be claring you out for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughting,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
This is one of the most powerful poems I have read! What learning and messages do you get from this?
namaste,
Zoey