Exploring Morocco (Photo: Emily O'Dell)
To heal the burning of your sorrow,
I seek a flame.
To gather the dust of your door,
I seek the palms of my hands.
To deal with you hiding behind your holiness,
I seek a good time instead.
— Rumi
When I was in Morocco a few weeks ago exploring Sufi shrines with my family for Eid, I fell in love with doors of all shapes and sizes–from Fez to Casablanca. What surprised me the most was the small size of some of the doors–and even I had to duck down to step inside. Some of the small doors we found were for houses, others for Sufi shrines. Part of the fun was guessing what’s on the other side, before passing through the threshold to find out with our own eyes…
