If God said, “Rumi pay homage to everything that has helped you enter my arms,” there would not be one experience of my life, not one thought, not one feeling, not any act, I would not bow to. — Rumi. The Sufi poet, Jalaludin Rumi (1207-1273), is considered by many scholars as one of the world’s…
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Letter To Tom — What Will Our Children Do In The Morning?
What will our children do in the morning? Will they wake with their hearts wanting to play, the way wings should? …. What will our children do in the morning if they do not see us fly. — Rumi. Many of the readers of The Hubbell Pew remember a series we ran called “Letters to…
Rumi: The Real Work
Rumi — The Real Work “There is one thing in this world that you must never forget to do. If you forget everything else and not this, there’s nothing to worry about; but if you remember everything else and forget this, then you will have done nothing in your life. It’s as if a king…
When Poetry Becomes Part Of Your Soul
People’s reaction to opera the first time they see it is very dramatic. They either love it or hate it. If they love it, they will always love it. If they don’t, they may learn to appreciate it, but it will never become part of their soul. — Edward Lewis, Pretty Woman. I think the same…
Any Act of Creativity Is An Act Against Destruction
I Believe That Any Act of Creativity Is An Act Against Destruction — Mary W. Cox During Lent we are inclined to focus on improving self and our Lenten discipline, but despite our reflective efforts the rest of the world continues to spin seemingly out of control. It is incumbent upon us all to continue to be…