The sign of the
Friend of God is that he has these three qualities:
a generosity like that of the ocean, a compassion like that of the sun,
and a humility like that of the earth. -Bayazid in 'Attar, "Tadhkirat"
'
A compassion like that
of the sun.
What is compassion? Com="with",
"passion"= feeling - but more than than: Beyond
symphathy, compassion bathes us in a wave of understanding.
The Sun, a source that
illuminates and guides us, whose inner power we cannot
totally know.
What would it mean to
have a compassion like that of the sun?
Light, intense and penetrating - piercing and illuminating
everything it encounters? And beyond that: a spectrum
of light that is as complete as any we know.
Ask any astronomer, any scientist - LIGHT is one of
the forces that defines the universe...
Light shows all. It continues
upon its path direct or reflected, bouncing off obstacles.
Light shows, light illuminates: light is.
If the Friend of God has
compassion like that of the sun, his or her aura extends
illumination and warmth to all - the wicked and the
righteous; the just and the unjust; and as simply and
truly as the light of the sun shines upon us all.
The smile and stance of
the friend of God are unmistakable.
This
is the choice each of us have:
to
reflect the light of the Sun:
to see it
all and love it anyway; or,
to slip
away in a life less honorable.
Compassion like that of
the sun. A sign of the Friend of God.
