'I said I shall tell the tale of my heart as best as I can;
Caught in the storm of my tears,with a bleeding heart,
I failed to do that!
I tried to relate the event in broken,muted words;
The cup of my thoughts was so fragile,that I fell into pieces like shattered glass.
Many ships were wrecked in this storm;
What is my...more »

'I said I shall tell the tale of my heart as best as I can;
Caught in the storm of my tears,with a bleeding heart,
I failed to do that!
I tried to relate the event in broken,muted words;
The cup of my thoughts was so fragile,that I fell into pieces like shattered glass.
Many ships were wrecked in this storm;
What is my little helpless boat in comparison?
The waves destroyed my ship,neither good remained nor bad;
Free from myself,I tied my boat to a raft.
Now I am neither up nor down - no this is not a fair description;
I am up on a wave one instant,and down under another the next.
I am not aware of my existance,I know only this:
When I am, I am not, and when I am not, I am!' -Jalaluddin Rumi,'Divan-e-Shams Tabraiz' (1419:1-6) Translated by Fatemah Keshawarz('Reading Mystical Lyric,The case of Jalal al-Din Rumi')
(Display pic:'Girl Reading' by,Canadian artist,Oliver Ray.) « less