One Minute W/ Rumi: On Sorrow And Joy

In my One Minute w/ Rumi series, the initial awe is the abundance of divinely profound wisdom found in spending just 60 seconds with his thoughts. In this offering, he talks about the role sorrow plays in preparing you for joy along life's journey. At the end of Rumi's words, there will be a short time with music so that you can be with your thoughts.

Transcript

Sorrow prepares you for joy.

It violently sweeps everything out of your house so that new joy can find space to enter.

It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart so that fresh,

Green leaves can grow in their place.

It pulls up the rotten roots so that new roots hidden beneath have room to grow.

Whatever sorrow shakes from your heart,

Far better things will take their place.

I'm Carol.

Thank you for joining me for this episode in my series One Minute with Rumi.

Reviews

I listened to this 60 second piece over and over again because it speaks to me to my very core. Rumi is quite new to me except for the fact that I am currently reading The Forty Rules of Love. A bit confusing at first, jumping back and forth, and who is the narrator, etc. I think I have just about caught on. Rumi is intriguing so I will continue to pursue his writings. What also intrigued me is that you are from NJ. I lived 70 years in NJ. I miss it to this day. I intend to discover more of your wisdom. Thank you.

Thank you for having a voice with yhe ability to transform sorrow and sadness into peace and pure joy.

Beautiful, short and profound. Thank you- I love your calm voice. Rumi's wisdom is timeless, eh?