Ekata

“What else are mirrors meant for then
But so each knows himself from other men!’
Your mirrors show the husk and not the kernel;
The soul-revealing mirror is eternal:
This mirror for the soul is the saint’s face,
The one who is beyond all time and space—
‘Heart, seek a mirror of this type!’ I’d scream,
‘Reach for the ocean, and not a mere stream!”
― Jawid Mojaddedi, The Masnavi, Book Two

“I was reading my destiny inside your eyes without knowing it.”
― Franz Kafka, Letters to Milena

“Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue.”
― Zeno of Citium

“Didn't I Tell You

Didn’t I tell you
Do not leave me for I am your only Friend,
I am the spring of life.
Even if you leave in anger for thousands of years
You will come back to me for I am your goal and your end.

Didn’t I tell you
not to be seduced by this colorful world
for I am the Ultimate Painter.

Didn’t I tell you
you are a fish do not go to dry land
for I am the deep Sea.

Didn’t I tell you
not to fall in the net like birds
for I am your wings and the power of light.

Didn’t I tell you
not to let them change your mind and turn you to ice
for I am your fire and warmth.

Didn’t I tell you
they will corrupt you and make you forget
that I am the Spring of all virtues.

Didn’t I tell you
not to question my actions
for everything falls into order, I am the Creator.

Didn’t I tell you
your heart can guide you home
because it knows that I am your Master.

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Translation by Azima Melita Kolin and Maryam Mafi
Rumi: Hidden Music
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2001
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― Rumi