The Shore of Understanding and the Ocean of Belief
Understanding
has its limits,
Belief has no
limits,
It has oceans,
and when you reach
The end of one,
another ocean
Opens up for
you to sail,
And another,
and another.
Sometimes, in
the quietness
Of the early
morning,
When everyone else's asleep,
I would stand
in the mirror
And look to my
day’s words and deeds,
And verily, I
would shake my head
And address myself, saying,
“O’ you weak
fool. I sometimes do not
Understand you
at all!”
So how far
outside our skin do we
Have any
knowledge, when we are
Limited by our
own understanding
Of who and what
we are?
This is where I often meet my Master,
In the ocean of
belief,
With angel-like seagulls flying above,
But I am not catching any fish!
I try to keep
close to the familiar,
Hugging the
coastline of my own understanding,
Fearing the
unknown, but ever the Master
Sends the wind
of belief, and whether I like it or not,
My ship’s sail
is catching his prayers,
Billowing in
the divine breeze of God,
And my ship is entering further and further
Into the Ocean
of Belief,
Far beyond the shores of mortal thoughts.
..................................................
Sometimes, things happen beyond the normal. It is not abnormal, but it is strange for the course of existence that we would like to take. But the truth is, we cannot have everything our way (thank God!). So we should take some hope that wherever the wind blows our soul towards, it is anywhere and everywhere the Ocean of God, if we would only surrender our own plans and conspiracies and accept the infinite Ocean of Belief.
Where you are right now. Whatever you may be doing, and whomever you are with. All these things occur for a reason. Believe that you are on your way to the Divine Presence, and you will be...
Have a lovely day, sunshine. Happy sailing!
wa min Allah at-taufiq
Hate has no place in Islam
Love will show the Way
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