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JULY

That Which Gives
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In times of sudden danger, most people call out
“Oh, my God.” Why would they keep doing this if it didn’t help?
Only a fool keeps going back where nothing happens.
The whole world lives in this, a safeguarding;
Fish inside the waves; birds held in the sky
The elephant, the wolf, the lions as they hunt,
The dragon and the ant, the waiting snake,
Even the ground, the air, the water;
Every spark floating up from the fire.
All subsist, exist and are held in the Divine.
Nothing is ever alone for a single moment.
All giving comes from there.
No matter who you think you put your open hand out towards,
It is that which gives.
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~Rumi
(Translation by Coleman Barks)
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