Saturday, July 25, 2009

You've no idea how hard I've looked for a gift to bring You.
Nothing seemed right.
What's the point of bringing gold to the gold mine, or water to the Ocean.
Everything I came up with was like taking spices to the Orient.
It's no good giving my heart and my soul because you already have these.
So- I've brought you a mirror.
Look at yourself and remember me.

- Jalaluddin Rumi

2 comments:

Bright Butterfly said...

I love this! btw, as I was driving to work this morning from Mt. View I noticed a small Sufi bookstore just after Shoreline/Miramonte on the right hand side of El Camino. We should check it out sometime if you like Sufi poets. ;)

Amrithaa said...

i loved it too. :) a friend had sent this quote to me and it was just so beautiful i had to share it. i would love to go check out the sufi store with ya sometime :)