The Truth has shared so much of Itself with me That I can no longer call myself A man, a woman, an angel, Or even pure Soul.
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Do not surrender your grief so quickly Let it cut more deeply Let it ferment and season you As few human or divine ingredients can Something is missing in my heart tonight That has made my eyes so soft And my voice so tender And my need of God so absolutely clear.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Embrace your grief, allowing it to transform you and bring clarity to your spirit.
In this quote, Hafez encourages the reader to not rush through their grief but to allow it to fully affect them. He suggests that grief can be a profound experience that deepens one's understanding of life, enhances emotional sensitivity, and strengthens the need for spiritual connection. This process of letting grief 'ferment' can lead to personal growth and greater insight into the human experience.
Themes
GriefTransformationPainSpiritualityEmotions
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about coping with loss, one might say, 'As Hafez reminds us, do not surrender your grief too quickly.'
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Love sometimes gets tired of speaking sweetly and wants to rip to shreds all your erroneous notions of the truth that make you fight within yourself, dear one, and with others, causing the world to weep on too many fine days... The Beloved sometimes wants to do us a great favor: Hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.
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Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.
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