3 Things Rumi Can Teach Us About Grief

How can I sell sorrow when you know it’s a blessing?

Portrayal of Rumi, courtesy of Shahriar Shahriari

Persian mystical poet and Sufi saint Jalaluddin Rumi writes about the pure love we can achieve beyond the ego, when we allow ourselves to experience grief as a blessing. Rumi confessed:

I saw grief drinking a cup of sorrow and called out, “it tastes…