Longing
The Sufi poet Rumi says:
Listen to the reed
And the tale it tells.
How it sings of separation.
“Ever since they cut me from the reed bed,
my wail has caused men and women to weep.
Whoever has been separated from his source
Longs to return to that state of union.”
If you can identify your source at least you can know what all this longing is for.
Poem translation by Coleman Barks
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