When I think of our purpose in terms of existence and the universe I am led to an inescapable fact… That fact is that there must be a reason… After all, what kind of All-Merciful God would separate us from happiness and perfection to put us here without a good reason? Now, I have discussed this earlier, and I believe that we are here to “find” God, to “understand” the Truth and gain Light within our perspective of the universe… but how does being on this Earth help us? How does separation from the Beloved help us?
… I am reminded of the story of Rumi. Mawlana Rumi was a Sufi poet who is the most read poet in the entire world today (yes, even counting Shakespeare). Now, Rumi was a man who had attained a great deal of knowledge, and eventually many traveled from every corner of the world to be his disciple until he met a man who changed his life… His Shams.
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