November 8, 2025
Today in contemplation
Hanging with Hafiz
Hold tight to love. Be affectionate but do not talk about your intimacies. Details are best left untold. Dancing, spinning, and falling result from your embracing. You may portray love to all but do not tell tales. Talk, instead, about worldly things. Such words are important. They can clothe the tongue in friendship. Speaking kindly produces the salve that heals wounds. Maybe you are a falcon released from a gunny sack, or a camel singing in the choir. No, you are not these. You are everything. You are the whole of the all. Deep inside, you trust the way of the path. Otherwise, you would not be reading these words. They are not easy. You meet a great number of contradictions along the way. Is it this or that? Who knows? Love is lost among contradictions. The mind gets confused and loses its way. But the heart knows. You are remembering now as you hold to peace within. The shadow of ignorance is passing by. It covered you in confusion for a while, but you cannot forget the love that is you. It illuminates your affections. You are here to laugh and play. Tell this to those who have forgotten. Ask them to clean out their ears so they can hear. Otherwise, say nothing. It is better to say nothing than to reveal your intimacies with your true nature.
