sorrow...

If the thought of sorrow spoils your joy,
yet it prepares you for joy.

Sorrow sweeps the house fiercely, emptying
it of everything, then, coming from the Source
of goodness, a new joy enters.

Sorrow chases away the withered leaves in the
heart, then new green leaves can grow.

Sorrow uproots the previous joy, then a new
delight springs from beyond.

- Rumi

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Muriel Maufroy
"Breathing Truth - Quotations from Jalaluddin Rumi"
Sanyar Press - London, 1997