The poet Rumi offers a mystical and hopeful perspective on suffering and pain. He suggests that our broken places—our failures, heartbreaks, and traumas—are not just sites of damage. They are also openings.

When we are wounded, our defenses are down, our hearts are cracked open. It is through these very cracks that "Light"—understood as wisdom, compassion, grace, or a deeper connection to life—can enter us. Our greatest pains can become the source of our greatest transformation and spiritual growth.

This quote does not glorify pain, but it gives it meaning. It encourages us to approach our healing not with shame, but with curiosity and openness, trusting that our scars can become sacred places where we let more light in.