Romantic Rumi?

As this is a new quarter, there is now a new topic to discuss.

Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi

Philosophy.

This week we had to read a poem by Rumi.

Rumi is a rather older poet, as in the 13th century old.

For more information on Rumi, click here.

When he wrote the poem Night and Sleep, the idea of love came to me as a pathetic 8th grade relationship type of thing.

(To read the whole poem, click this link.)

But, this poem is actually about love to God, as religion was key in the past.

To me, in this poem, love is referring to God.


"A head has one use: For loving a true love"(Rumi).

The head, as in eyes, ears, nose, mouth, brain, has one purpose.

That one purpose is to love God.

Your whole life is dedicated to God and only him.

I could not find one YouTube video for this topic, which made me very sad as I always have a video at the end.

So to replace a video, here are multiple poems written by Rumi if you're interested.

A Moment Of Happiness


Birdsong


Defeated by Love


Here I Am


I Was Dead


Love Is The Cure


Only Breath


Until You've Found Pain