What strange beings we are! That sitting in hell at the bottom of the dark, we're afraid of our own immortality.
RumiJoin the community of saints and know the delight of your own Soul. Enter the ruins of your Heart and Learn the Meaning of Humility.
RumiBotha swimmer and a drowned man are in the water; the latter is borne by the water and controlled by it, while the swimmer is borne along by his own power and of his own volition. Every movement made by the drowned man - indeed, every act and word that issue from him - comes from the water, not from him... The saints are like this. They have died before death.
Rumi