> [!QUOTE] Poem > > # *The Guest House* > This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. > A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. > Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. > 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. > > — [[Rumi]] > translated by [[Coleman Barks]]