I had not such an attachment for that money that I should break my heart at losing it.

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Thou mayest complain, or cry, Alack! The thieves the gold will not give back. But that darwesh, in his tattered garb, retained his composure, and his manner underwent no change. I said, “Perhaps they have not taken thy money?” He replied, “Yes! they have taken it. However, I had not such an attachment for that money that I should break my heart at losing it.”

Source Gulistan, Chapter V —, §5 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Saadi, in the Gulistan, robbers plunder a caravan: the merchants lament, but a darwesh, a poor man following the spiritual path, stays calm, for his heart was not chained to his money. Today, if a setback or a loss comes your way, breathe and gently tell yourself: “My heart remains at peace,” then think of what, within you, can never be taken away.

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