Sometimes we need the reading of this type.
Then a woman said, "Speak
to us of Joy and Sorrow."
And he answered: Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises
was oftentimes filled with your tears.
And how else can it be?
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the
more joy you can contain.
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you
shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.
When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and
you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your
delight.
Some of you say, "Joy is greater than
sorrow," and others say, "Nay, sorrow is the greater."
But I say unto you, they are inseparable.
Together they come, and when
one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon
your bed.
Verily you are suspended like scales between your
sorrow and your joy.
Only when you are empty are you at standstill and
balanced.
When the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh his gold
and his silver, needs must your joy or your sorrow rise or fall.
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