But there is a cure, an
individual medicine, not
a social remedy: sit quietly, and listen for a voice
within that will say, Be
more silent. As that happens, your soul starts to revive.
Give up talking and
your positions of power. Give up the excessive money.
Turn toward teachers and
prophets who don’t live in Saba. They can help you
grow sweet again and fragrant
and wild and fresh and thankful for any small event.
- from "The City of Saba," Rumi
