That which infuses the soul

“In truth we cannot stand in the light of the sun and say: ‘We must spare ourselves torment we can well do without.’ We cannot do without that which infuses the soul with a sacred leaven, nor can we do without the caravan which takes us to God’s city; indeed we cannot do without that which brings us nearer to our Greater Selves and reveals to us the power, mystery and wonder we have within our souls…We are neither able nor inclined to stand in front of life and state our conditions by saying: ‘Give us what we what or give us nothing–what we want or nothing at all.’ No, we do not do this, because we realize that what is right and blessed and permanent in life does not follow our wishes, but moves us according to its will…”
– Kahlil Gibran