My dear heart, never think you are better than others. Listen to their sorrows with compassion. If you want peace, don't harbor bad thoughts, do not gossip and don't teach what you do not know.
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A strange passion is moving in my head My heart has become a bird which searches in the sky. Every part of me goes in different directions. Is it really so that the one I love is Everywhere?
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses the overwhelming and transcendent nature of love, suggesting it can be all-consuming and omnipresent.
This quote by Rumi beautifully encapsulates the complexity of love, illustrating how it can stir deep emotions and create a sense of disorientation. It suggests that love is not confined to one place or feeling, but rather permeates every aspect of life, evoking a passionate search for the beloved in the vastness of existence.
Themes
LovePassionEmotionHeartSearching
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a wedding speech to highlight the transformative power of love.
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Every fragile beauty, every perfect forgotten sentence, you grieve their going away, but that is not how it is. Where they come from never goes dry. It is an always flowing spring.
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Whatever you keep hidden in your heart, God _x000D_ manifests in you outwardly. Whatever the root of _x000D_ the tree feeds on in secret, affects the bough and _x000D_ the leaf.
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Come on sweetheart let's adore one another before there is no more of you and me
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