New Arrivals

From Rumi’s The Guest House as translated by Coleman Barks:

“The dark thought, the shame, the malice

Meet them at the door laughing,

And invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,

Because each has been sent

As a guide from beyond.”

I pick this up and read it from time to time.  I regularly need that reminder that: “Being human is a guest house.  Every morning a new arrival.”  Indeed — Sometimes a whole tour bus before the morning passes.