'Successful mission' - Trump. WRONG! It's far from over.
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From my two favourite Persian/Iranian Poets
From Rumi Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language—even the phrase each other-- doesn’t make any sense. —Rumi, from the Masnavi Interpretation: In the face of war, judgment, and polarity, Rumi calls us to transcend the battle of opinions and return to the unity of the heart—a place where only love remains real. | From Hafiz I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being. —Hafiz, translated by Daniel Ladinsky Interpretation: Amidst the chaos and fear in the world, Hafiz reminds us that the light we seek outside is already shining within us. By recognising it, we become torchbearers for others. |
The Fire That Sets Us Free - in the spirit of Rumi and Hafiz
The world burns with forgetting. Yet within you, a song still remembers the stars. Do not curse the smoke-- it rises from ancient wounds begging for your attention. Do not run from the fire-- it is here to soften the stone and forge the gold of your heart. There is a garden beneath the ashes. There is a wellspring beneath the sorrow. There is a You that the world cannot ruin. | Come—sit by the flame. Let your grief be wood, let your kindness be spark, and let your silence speak to the sky. You are not here to fight. You are here to remember. And remembering, you will bring peace not as a sword, but as a sunrise no war can touch. Cedar with some help from a friend |