In the hard times, when the light of life fades away and the darkness surrenders, it becomes difficult to see the arrays of light that can grow us back into being. It is in those times when the Old Light can be our savior. The Old Light is the "Third Line" of seeing through life, the only other way to find meaning and to believe in the sublime beauty that may temporarily remain foggy and dark in the non-permanency of life. I will share with you the pieces that I have collected and translated into English from an unlimited source hidden in the Persian culture of wisdom and light.

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The Tale of the Ocean

Stay calm my beloved,

Stay calm.

Life is the tale of the sea.

Sometimes, it becomes a display of sun glitters,

The smell of salt, and luminosity.

It spreads joyfulness.

But, there are also times of descent.

We close our eyes,

Seeing nothing but the darkness.

Stay calm my beloved,

Stay calm.

Once again, we will get our heads out of the water.

And, we will stare at the sun arrays,

That shine beneath a bush covered with snow.

But, this time,

Only from where you desire it to be.

~Poem by: Shams Langeroudi