I saw grief drinking a cup of sorrow,
and I called out,
It tastes sweet, does it not?
You have caught me
grief answered,
and you have ruined my business.
How can i sell sorrow
when you know it is a blessing?
Love lit a fire in my chest,
and anything that was not love left
- rumi
from Rumi: the Big Red Book, translations by
Coleman Barks
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