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                         The Guest House
                    His being human is a guest house
                      Every morning a new arrival.
                      A joy, a depression, meanness,
                      some momentary awareness comes
                            as an unexpected visitor.
                      Welcome and entertain them all!
                   Even if they are a crown 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