Quotation for Wednesday 24th June 2020

Hi everyone,

Please excuse me as I'm being a bit self-indulgent with my quotation for today.

I felt a sudden longing this morning, missing my old life and home, left behind when I came back to England after so many years in the Caribbean. It just catches me once in a while, no matter how many years pass since I left. Maybe the sunshine we have today, transported me back to the sights and sounds of my old home. A whole life, dismantled and the remnants put into barrels and shipped across the Atlantic on my return. Most of the time I'm fine and I also understand that life as it was for me then, isn't the life I'd find there now. But I just need a couple of hours to truly miss what was once mine.

To help me in my hour of nostalgia I've chosen a quotation from Rumi, the 13th-century Persian poet, faqih, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic. What he says is probably true for most of the longings for things we've lost to the past.

"Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent. Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes around in another form."

I hope that you all enjoy today in whatever way you choose.

[Molt_Maca]

Hello Callendersgal,

For many years I've asked myself if people remember the past being so much better than the present. I know for me past days and years were indeed much better in many different ways.

My heart really hurts when I bring so many memories back.

Thank you for sharing that beautiful quotation, it reinforced that I need to flow...

Have a great day!