Welcome…
I long ago fell in love with this poem of Rumi’s, beloved to many, and it’s served as a guidepost to me on my own journey.
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
- Jalaluddin Rumi
Translated by Coleman Barks
To me, the poem and the phrase “this being human” encompasses just what life – and my work – is about.
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