The Son Shines
by rebecca ~ May 22nd, 2007. Filed under: Ordinary Miracles.
A milestone has been reached.
My son said his first three-word sentence last evening, and he said it with such pleasure. My heart blossomed into a giant sunflower–and he is my sun:
He shouted, “Lion says Raaawr!”
How many of us can claim a first sentence of such power?
Which leads me to a fable about one of my favorite poets:
Burhaneddin, the teacher of the mystic Persian poet Rumi, felt
that he had fulfilled his responsibility toward his disciple,
and he wanted to live out the rest of his years in seclusion.
Burhaneddin told Rumi:
“You are now ready, my son. You have no equal
in any of the branches of learning.
You have become a lion of knowledge.
I am such a lion myself and we are not both needed here
and that is why I want to go.
Furthermore, a great friend will come to you,
and you will be each other’s mirror.
He will lead you to the innermost parts of the spiritual world,
just as you will lead him. Each of you will complete the other,
and you will be the greatest friends in the entire world.”
So, let me say that it is a good day to celebrate the waking lion inside us all!