Discourses of Rumi

FIHI MA FIHI V 379our creation. We are under the control ofSomeone beyond, Someone that watches over.With many, an evil act brings pain. But despitethese unwanted experiences, our nature does notwant to accept the thought that we are under thecontrol of another.Divinity, which is the opposite of servanthood,is given to us on loan. We can be beaten over thehead, still we won’t let go of our borrowed stubbornness.We forget about our unwanted experiences,and we can not hear their message. Untilthat borrowed divinity becomes our own, we willnot escape from being slapped.