Each day is a holy place where the eucharist of the ordinary happens, transforming our broken fragments into eternity. All weather must be experienced, the sunshine and the rain. Each feeling must arise and do its work. Happiness can become sadness. And sadness can become happiness again. The truth is that things never really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. When we let go of the expectation that life will get easier, we start to value all these experiences that shape us. Every challenge is an opportunity to become stronger and more beautiful, to discover a deeper understanding and experience of life that is capable of holding both our sorrow and joy.
And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so? I did. To call myself beloved, to feel myself beloved on the earth. A glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops, millions of Stone Age hunters and prehistoric birds, fish and ferns. The world will continue to grow and change and so will we. Whether we chose to or not, we will be transformed a thousand times. Our only choice is whether to do so with grace. Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. Nearby is the country they call life. Give me your hand.
--Mirza Inayat Khan,
March 31, 2024
March 31, 2024
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