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Hello Rumi Tuesday! Love is my only companion…

Last updated on: July 12, 2016 at 3:21 am by Mastura Debra Graugnard

Hello Rumi Tuesday! Love is my only companion… 2016-07-11T21:23:09-05:00 Mastura Debra Graugnard

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Love is my only companion.

It is my beginning,

my existence,

and my end.

My soul calls to me

from within:

O negligent on the

Path of Love,

rescue me!

~ Jalal ad-din Rumi
-Translated by Iraj Anvar & Anne Twitty.

This may be true for Rumi,

but could it be true for you and me too?

And what about those fighters and haters

we see on the news?

Could it be that each of us

is on a journey to rescue the soul within,

the soul whose only companion is love?

Could it be that even the fighters and haters

are companions of Love,

negligent on the Path of Love,

trying to rescue their own souls,

just like you and me?

The call comes from within,

and the answer lies with the One Who calls.

Every heart yearns to remember

the Essence of the One.

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