We are under the control of Someone
Every day undesirable and painful experiences happen to us without our freewill.
Certainly these things contain implicit messages in them beyond our creation.
We are under the control of Someone beyond, Someone that watches over.
With many, an evil act brings pain.
But despite these unwanted experiences, our nature does not want to accept the thought that we are under the control of another.
— Rumi / Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi
So all things appear in opposition, but to the wise they all work together and are not opposed.
If we knew all that there was to know, and all ignorance was eliminated, we would be consumed and cease to be.
Therefore ignorance is a good thing, since through it this world continues to exist.
Knowledge is also desirable, for it leads to the awareness of God. Thus, each is a partner with the other, and all opposites are joined.
Night is the opposite of day, yet they are partners and both do the same work. If night lasted forever, our eyes would become dazzled and our brains would go insane.
Therefore we rest and sleep at night, and the brain, thought, hand and foot, hearing and sight, all gather strength. By day they expend these powers.
So all things appear in opposition, but to the wise they all work together and are not opposed.
— Rumi / Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi
