On Fri, 21 Sep 2001 18:14:08 -0400 dsk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > On 18 September 2001 09:42, dsk [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > > Here's something else Rumi wrote: > > > > It's good to leave each day behind, > > like flowing water, free of sadness. > > Yesterday is gone and its tale told. > > Today new seeds are growing. > So, to me, Rumi's words are very gentle and > rather than being a command, I take them as a > suggestion, one full of hope. If there's a day > when all sadness cannot be left behind... and > some days are like that... the image of new > seeds growing anyway, even when we've not > planted them, is comforting to me. Such growth > is inevitable. Life does go on. It is hard to > imagine now how any good can come from > the killing of over 6,000 people. I hope > somehow some does. Thank you again for posting Rumi's quote and for what you say above - how it helps you. I feel such a deep sense of sadness still. I will try to think about new seeds growing in spite of everything. > On a more tangible note... happy birthday > to you and your almost-twin Heather! May > you both have many many more! Thank you! > I'm looking forward to a guitar lesson or two > from you at the next Jonifest. It will be a pleasure! Please make sure we do this! > Prepare yourself. > It will be a challenge. Prepare yourself to be surprised! Love, Marian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jmdl.com/guitar/marian/guitar.htm
