Sorrow and joy

Rekha Sahay

 

Sorrow prepares you for joy.

It violently sweeps everything out of your house,

so that new joy can find space to enter.

It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart,

so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place.

It pulls up the rotten roots,

so that new roots hidden beneath have room to grow.

Whatever sorrow shakes from your heart,

far better things will take their place.

 

              Rumi

18 thoughts on “Sorrow and joy”

  1. excellent concept. I think I experienced this today. At first I was sorry that I was being too controlling. Then I was very thankful for a day full of love and life because the schedule was not of my choosing.

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