Wednesday, March 24, 2010

[Sunlight] When one fades away, the other starts to grow

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Once the blossoms are gone, the fruit becomes visible;
when one fades away, the other starts to grow.
How could bread give strength without being broken?
How could the grape give wine without being trodden?

-- Mathnawi I, 2930-31
Muriel Maufroy
Breathing Truth - Quotations from Jalaluddin Rumi
Sanyar Press - London, 1997


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