Sorrows are the rags of old clothes and jackets that serve to cover, and then are taken off. That undressing, and the beautiful naked body underneath, is the sweetness that comes after grief.
RumiHow can I know anything about the past or the future, when the light of the Beloved shines only Now.
RumiThe satiated person and the hungry one do not see the same thing when they look upon a loaf of bread.
RumiIf you love someone, you are always joined with them--in joy, in absence, in solitude, in strife.
Rumi