In truth, there never was an end.

Almost eight hundred years later, the spirits of Shams and Rumi are still alive today,

whirling amid us somewhere...


March 25, 2011

YOUR DEFECTS



An empty mirror and your worst destructive habits,
when they are held up to each other,
that´s when the real making begins.
That´s what art and crafting are.

A tailor needs a torn garment to practice his expertise.
The trunks of trees must be cut and cut again
so they can be used for fine carpentry.

Your doctor must have a broken leg to doctor.
Your defects are the ways that glory gets manifested.

                                                                               -Rumi

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