The Guest House
. Rumi once said; "This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. . Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond" Who are these guests? Being human is nothing but it is like a guest house to a new guest. These guests are our emotions and unexpected moments of realisation of how feelings take turns. And each one serves a purpose. No wonder Rumi was a superstar. Feelings are guests in the name of joy, happiness, sadness, grief, loss, depression, shame, malice, and so on which are not permanent, they come, do their part and go. The way I understand this is that every emotion is simply a guest. No emotion is ever permanent. Why then? Why do we hold on to grief or loss or pain? Why do we hate pain or loss or sorrow, to the extent where we disagree to even feel them? Pain is so much excruciating, and happiness is less delightful because we try to escape from these feelings. Suffering is inevitable. To hurt is to be human, and ap...