Lisa Ray Instagram – Because impermanence is the one truth, because our physical form will change and grow old and weak, because I’ve learned that sensing the possibility of death makes love more possible, because when this image was taken 25 years ago by @elsewheregoa I was drawn to luminosity and mystery but had little experience with change and loss. Because of this- and so much more- Hafiz and his words are essential. DEEPENING THE WONDER Death is a favor to us, But our scales have lost their balance. The impermanence of the body Should give us great clarity, Deepening the wonder in our senses and eyes Of this mysterious existence we share And are surely just traveling through. […] Our marriage with the Cruel Beauty Of time and space cannot endure very long. Death is a favor to us, But our minds have lost their balance. The miraculous existence and impermanence of Form Always makes the illumined ones Laugh and sing. – Hafiz – (translation by Daniel Ladinsky)