Death will save us
"Verily, there is a Paradise in this world, and whoever does not enter it now will not enter the Paradise of the Hereafter" [Source: Madārij al-Sālikīn 1/452].
you want love, but love isn’t something you collect from other people. it’s something you practice. it shows up in how you listen when someone is speaking. in how gently you treat your own mistakes. in whether you stay present when things get uncomfortable.
if you want depth, you have to stop skimming your own life. if you want connection, you have... See more
if you want depth, you have to stop skimming your own life. if you want connection, you have... See more
Stillness is an enemy to be avoided. We must keep moving, ever in pursuit of what calls to us even if it remains forever out of reach. In the eternal rolling of yearning we find the truest expression of all we long for— forever just out of our grasp, yet always, always worth the chase.
> Even the moon disappears—and still, it is never questioned.
So vanish, if you must.
The sky will wait for your return.
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> “Vulnerability is the first thing I look for in you, but it’s the last thing I want you to see in me. In you, it’s courage. In me, it’s inadequacy. In you, it’s strength and lovability. In me, it’s shame.” — Brené Brown
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James Baldwin knew this: “The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by the answers.”