This being human is a guest house. <br />Every morning a new arrival. <br /> <br />A joy, a depression, a meanness, <br />some momentary awareness comes <br />As an unexpected visitor. <br /> <br />Welcome and entertain them all! <br />Even if they're a crowd of sorrows, <br />who violently sweep your house <br />empty of its furniture, <br />still treat each guest honorably. <br />He may be clearing you out <br />for some new delight. <br /> <br />The dark thought, the shame, the malice, <br />meet them at the door laughing, <br />and invite them in. <br /> <br />Be grateful for whoever comes, <br />because each has been sent <br />as a guide from beyond.<br /><br />Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-guest-house-2/
