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March 25, 2009

do not abandon hope

One must not despair of God, for hope is the first step on the road to salvation. Even if you do not travel the world, at least keep the road open. Do not say that you have gone astray. Take the straight way, and there will be no crookedness. Straightness is the quality of Moses’ staff; the kinks are in the staves of the sorcerers: when straightness comes it devours all the others. If you have done evil you have done it to yourself. How could the evil you have done ever reach Him? When a bird perches on a mountaintop and then flies away, what has the mountain gained or lost? When you straighten yourself out, nothing else remains. Do not abandon hope.


Rumi - Fihi ma Fih

Posted by amin at March 25, 2009 12:46 AM