Ruminating with Rumi
Your life within is your own. No one else can follow you there. Words may get you to the door, but entering is your own free choice when ready. What you find is your true nature, which is the same for all. You are that which I AM, and the path you walk is common to all. The journey varies in its side trips into dust and brambles. You cannot help but stop for roadside attractions. In the end, you stick to the path and find your way within. The path zigs and zags from the choices you make along the way. Be selfish in your choices. Do not choose to copy others. Your way is your own. Hold to its straight and narrow.
Life in the world seems lacking. You perceive fear, and fear denies your good. To sense that you have nothing is to believe the me of the body as all. The body must be fed and sheltered to survive. Survival is its first struggle. Its first action is to breathe. Then it must eat and grow. If it lacks, it dies. To live this way entirely is far from the light. Do not make it your life’s work. Do not be an imitation of others who do. Delight in all but follow your own joy. Your desire to survive as a body may blind you to your true good. Your good lies within. The world blows dust. It hides the light. Seek your own guidance. Remember twia. Your true nature is your own. Do not settle for the imitation of others. Your joy is in knowing I AM. The rest is dust and noise.