Three Keys

Three Keys

In Lebanon I met a Sufi sheikh who told me: "There are three keys to growth in the spiritual life: Patience, Persistence, and Good Heart."

Patience: the first;

It may take years--

Even lifetimes of waiting

Before your way clears

The next is Persistence

Keep trying, you know.

When everything's dark

And the going is slow.

Last is Good Heart.

You know what that means--

Smile, be happy

And avoid those bad scenes.

October 15, 1999

Tomasito, 2008

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