"What if a man cannot be made to say anything? How do you learn his hidden nature?" "I sit in front of him in silence, and set up a ladder made of patience, and if in his presence a language from beyond joy and beyond grief begins to pour from my chest, I know that … Continue reading From Rumi’s “The Night Air”
Tag: knowing
Don’t know
Don't know what these are. Knowing prevents you from looking closer, kills your sense of wonder. Text: Andreea Garden, April 2016 Image credits: Google Images
Speaking
Speaking When mind marries the heart Words, powerful procreations Take flight and transform the world. I say: "I am a bird, I have wings. Wind is my Beloved, Sea and mountains are our home. Joy is both my birthright and my sole duty." By Andreea Garden, Nov. 2015 Image credit: Google Images
We call it life …
... But it can't be life before love. Here I am, in a dream place, filled with green grass, bountiful orchards, splendid expansive views, in an authentic good people community, surrounded by dear kids, sharing it all with a good man. Why aren't I truly happy? Why don't I leap of joy every single day? … Continue reading We call it life …
