Hafiz and Rumi

The sun never says to the earth, 'You owe me.' Look what happens with a love like that - It lights up the whole sky. - Hafiz

This line has stirred me like no other in a long long time. That is what Love is. Love lights up our whole sky. The sun does not see the distance between itself and the earth. It does not say to the earth - Look, I shower you with constant light, warmth, life - you owe it to me. It is the innate nature of the Sun to shine and whatever comes its way will only glow in its radiance. 

People, too, are born with a light within them. They just somehow, sadly, lose it through their journey. And this light is the light of Being, the Light of the Love that we are. It is this inner radiance that we need to uncover. Lift the lid of fear, apprehensions, conditioning, and open yourself up to the vast and unimaginable pool of Love that vibrates in every particle around you. As Rumi says, We don't need to seek love, but merely seek the barriers we have built within ourselves against it. 

© Sneha Singh 2010