I use the terms "sky" and "earth" because as a human I cannot imagine those elements not being there. It is a way to give substance to nothingness.

Mark Tufo
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The poet Rumi wrote "I use the terms ‘sky’ and 'earth' because as a human I cannot imagine those elements not being there. It is a way to give substance to nothingness." The poet believed that it is important to have an image of something in order to define it.

Source: End Of An Age

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