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Jun 30, 2009 15:44

"Sorrow are the rags of old clothes and jackets that serve to cover, and then are taken off. That undressing, and the beautiful naked body underneath, is the sweetness that comes after grief." -- Rumi
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Apparently this is an excerpt from a longer poem entitled "The Guest House," from The Illuminated Rumi.

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