something to aspire to on a personal level. I do find it hard to embrace this ideology for others though, as I will never understand the evils that are done in this world, in the name of religion , in ignorance and just through smallness, tyranny, apathy and hate….its still a beautiful poem (even though I cannot see it as a ‘reason’ for terrible things being ok. Though I do love this poem (as I do most of Rumis work, for its sheer beauty and insight,) It does give me pause…maybe it was intended to do so-