Sasha's Tea Room

So oftenI put up my hands

To shield my eyes from you

Wild hilarious miracle!

Your Light shines through my bones.

- Jalal-ud-Din Rumi....

I really like the above quote from Rumi and had towrite about this because it illustrates so well how I feel when I look at somefew very special people in my life. Whenever I think of what really makes aperson beautiful or handsome, for me, it is obviously their inner light whichas Rumi says, “shines through my bones”. I like the “wild hilarious miracle”part as well because the thought of these special people makes me smile,sometimes laugh, and always brings me joy. When I look at a person, I don’tlook through the eyes of the ego but from the spirit, so age is of nosignificance to me as it is to others. I am not shy about issuing complimentsto people and it’s funny to me that they aren’t always comfortable receivingthem (calling my one friend “hot” didn’t go over well lol) but that seldomstops me. In the process of getting to know someone better, they either grow inbeauty, or their beauty fades, no matter how outwardly attractive they are butonce that light has come to the surface it may at times be dimmed, it is neverlost. Inner light is not something that can be extinguished. As someone who hasbeen misunderstood for most of my life for one reason or another, I am used tobeing in the “outer circle” of what is considered “normal” behavior. This isquite acceptable to me because if it’s abnormal to feel delight over someone andexpress that joy to them, I am more than happy to wear the badge of the crazyweird person. For me, to voice unabashed compliments to these wonderful peopleis to honor them by recognizing all that they are. ....

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It is my wish that everyone can find at least oneperson who can make them feel as Rumi does in his poem. There is nothing moredelightful than experiencing laughter and the light of another. I would justsuggest that you don’t actually read the poem to them just in the event thatthey don’t normally run with the “wild crazy crowd”