Once a man asked 5 questions from Rumi and Rumi’s answers of those questions are worth considering.
Question 1. “What is poison?”
Rumi answered . “Everything that is more than we need becomes “poison”, whether it is power or authority, selfishness, richness, hunger, greed, laziness, determination, Hate or whatever”
Question 2. “What is fear?”
Rumi answered . “Fear is the name of not admitting an unexpected situation. If we admit the unexpected, it turns into an adventure”
Question 3. “What is jealousy?”
Rumi answered . “Jealousy is the name of not admitting qualities and happiness of others. If we admit those qualities and happiness of others , it will give us joy and courage to move forward.”
Question 4. “What is anger?”
Rumi answered .” if you don’t admit the matters which are out of our control it is called anger. if someone admits that this matter is out of his control, then anger is replaced by forgiveness and tolerance”
Question 5. “What is hate?”
Rumi answered . “Hate is the name of not recognizing a person as he is. If we accept Him unconditionally, it can turn into love”
