Photograph by Ela48
“I used to think once that if I could have a day of doing nothing, to rest me – a day in some quiet place like that yo’ speak on – it would maybe set me up. But now I’ve had many days o’ idleness, and I’m just as weary o’ them as I was o’ my work. Sometimes I’m so tired out I think I cannot enjoy heaven without a piece of rest first. I’m rather afeared o’ going straight there without getting a good sleep in the grave to set me up.”
- Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (North and South, p.101)
"The Oxford History of Islam" by John L. Esposito (Editor)
"O wave! Plunge headlong into the dark seas,
And change thyself with many a twist and turn;
Thou wast not born for tile solace of the shore;
Arise, untamed, and find a path for thyself."
- Allama Muhammad Iqbal
Gentle restlessness stirs through my soul..
Alan - When I first read this passage in the book, I kept on going back to it over and over again. I couldn’t define what I felt upon reading it but I felt it just the same - a stirring. I felt almost physically compelled to post the words here and I am glad I did. You’ve described perfectly and simply what I too felt - a gentle restlessness in my soul.