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The
Guest House
Rumi
Translated by Coleman Barks
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new
arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness
comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be
clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame,
the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a
guide from beyond.
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