The Art of Spiritual Guidance:
You may be happy enough going along
but with others you"ll get farther, and faster.
Someone who goes cheerfully by himself
to the customs house to pay his traveler's tax
will go even more lightheartedly
when friends are with him.
Every prophet sought out companions.
A wall standing alone is useless,
but put three or four walls together,
and they'll support a roof and keep
the grain dry and safe.
When ink joins a pen, then the blank paper
can say something. Rushes and reeds must be woven
to be useful as a mat. If they weren't interlaced,
the wind would blow them away.
Like that, God paired up creatures
and gave them friendship.
Jelalludin Rumi
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