The Spirits of Shams and Rumi are still alive.....

                  The Spirits Of Shams and Rumi are Still Alive.....


Between your fingers you hold a stone and throw it into flowing water. The effect might not be easy to see. There will be a small ripple where the stone breaks the surface and then a splash, muffled by the rush of the surrounding river.                   
                                             That's All

Throw a stone into a lake. The effect will be not only visible but also far more lasting. The stone will disrupt the still waters. A circle will form where the stone hit the water, and in a flash that circle will multiply into another. Before long the ripples caused by one plop will expand until they can be felt everywhere along the mirrored surface of the water. Only when the circles reach the shore will they stop and die out.

If the stone hits a river, the river will treat it as yet another commotion in it's already tumultuous course. Nothing unmanageable... 
If a stone hits a lake, however, the lake will never be the same again.

A lover will understand me because he know his heart is a lake and the stone is love. Sometimes two people are so different and even live miles away but the heart never minds to fall in love.
      Love comes to everybody as suddenly and brusquely as if a stone had been hurled from out of nowhere into the tranquil pond of our life. 
                               Because love is the very essence and purpose of Life
As Rumi reminds us, it hits everybody, including those who shun love_ even those who use the word "romantic" as a sign of disapproval. Love hits everybody, even a young boy or a middle-aged housewife in Germany.
                                            And Love Never Fails!

 The powerful spiritual bond between Shams and Rumi became the target of rumor, slander, and attack. They were misunderstood, envied, vilified, and ultimately betrayed by those closest to them. Three years after they met, they were tragically separated.  But the story didn't end there.....
                                          In truth, there never was an end. Almost eight hundred years later the                         spirits of Shams and Rumi are still alive today, whirling amid us somewhere......

Regards,
Yashal Jalil

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