Ailments of the body…
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Photograph by .tintin.
Ailments of the body are an odd thing, not in their occurrence but rather in their affect on us and our responses to them. Terminal illnesses in particular seem to have the power to make or break us. Our willpower, our perspectives, and the importance we place on life can be sourly tested [...]
"A Year with Rumi: Daily Readings" by Coleman Barks
"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
