why to acquire thirst

"Where there is pain, cures will come; where there is poverty, wealth will follow. Where there are questions, answers will be given; where there are ships, water will flow. Spend less time seeking water and acquire thirst! Then water will gush from above and below" - Jalaluddin Rumi

six obstacles

"Ibrahim bin Adham said to a man during Tawaf: ' You should know that you will not attain the rank of the righteous until you overcome six obstacles. The first is that you close the door of luxury and open the door of hardship. The second is that you close the door of arrogance and open the door of humility. The third is that you close the door of comfort and open the door of struggle. The fourth is that you close the door of sleep and open the door of night vigil. The fifth is that you close the door of excessive wealth and open the door of dignified poverty. The sixth is that you close the door of procastination and open teh door of preparation for death.' "

Sincerity

"The first stage of sincerity is that your private and public state are the same" -al-Ghazali facebook group

silver linings

“In all things it is better to hope than to despair” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

on mistakes

"I’m human. If I didn’t make mistakes, I’d never learn. You can only go forward by making mistakes." — Alexander McQueen "It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that might as well not have lived at all--in which case, you fail by default." --JK Rowling

after all this time

“And still, after all this time, the Sun has never said to the Earth, "You owe me." Look what happens with love like that. It lights up the sky.”

Starry thoughts

"I will love the light for showing me the way, and I will love the darkness for showing me the stars" "Some people make their goals the stars. They may live and die never reaching them, but in the darkness of the night, those starts will guide them to their destination just because they put them in their sights."